Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 7HU
How much crime is recorded in NE9 7HU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easedale Gardens
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
NE9 7HUGateshead
How safe is NE9 7HU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 7HU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 7HUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.023.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Criminal damage and arson15.34.7
Other theft9.44.5
Burglary8.59.1
Public order7.04.6
Other crime4.81.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs2.32.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.