Total Crime Rate

274.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 274.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 59th 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 Church Drive (NE9 5RB) in the last 12 months was 274.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% higher than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 188.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Drive (NE9 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Church Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wynbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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