Total Crime Rate

62.5 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • 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

Durham Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (NE9 5HB) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (NE9 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Road, where police recorded 27 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engine Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowrey'S Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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