Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 7JT
How much crime is recorded in NE9 7JT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easedale Gardens
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
NE9 7JTGateshead
How safe is NE9 7JT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 7JT 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
60.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
178
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 7JTNational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Anti-social behaviour40.410.7
Shoplifting30.98.4
Burglary20.29.1
Public order17.74.6
Criminal damage and arson16.14.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft4.94.5
Robbery4.91.4
Other crime3.21.5
Theft from the person2.72.1
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.