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Crime in NE9 7QD

How much crime is recorded in NE9 7QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,656 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE9 7QD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 7QD area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7QDNational
Violence and sexual offences37.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Burglary13.69.1
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Public order4.74.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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