Total Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.1 1/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gatekeeper Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gatekeeper Close (NE13 9EH) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Castle average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gatekeeper Close (NE13 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Comma Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Speckledwood Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gatekeeper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orangetip Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringlet Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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