Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.6 6/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ellwood Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 347th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Ellwood Gardens (NE9 5DU) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellwood Gardens (NE9 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Shipcote Terrace. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Summerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Public order Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipcote Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conway Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deckham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deckham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deckham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Enfield Road —
Sep 2025Public order Valley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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