Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 7FD
How much crime is recorded in NE9 7FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Albany and Blackfell
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
NE9 7FDGateshead
How safe is NE9 7FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 7FD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 7FDNational
Burglary41.19.1
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.