Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 7DJ
How much crime is recorded in NE9 7DJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windy Nook & Whitehills
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,421 (2024)
NE9 7DJGateshead
How safe is NE9 7DJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 7DJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE9 7DJNational
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Public order4.74.6
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime3.51.5
Other theft2.34.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.