Total Crime Rate

253.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 253.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lowreys Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 67th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowreys Lane (NE9 5JB) in the last 12 months was 253.3 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% higher than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowreys Lane (NE9 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elder Grove, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edmund Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowreys Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engine Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowrey'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denewell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edmund Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edmund 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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