Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Durham Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 340th highest 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 Durham Road (NE9 5EY) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 353.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (NE9 5EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Grove, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hutton Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denewell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engine Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edmund Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowrey'S Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elder Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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