Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 7NZ
How much crime is recorded in NE9 7NZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Springwell & Usworth
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
NE9 7NZGateshead
How safe is NE9 7NZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 7NZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 7NZNational
Burglary9.39.1
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.11.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting1.08.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.