Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Durham Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Durham Road (NE9 5DR) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Durham Road (NE9 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prefect Place, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Conway Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evistones Road —
Sep 2025Public order Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ilford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baden Powell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Valley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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