Total Crime Rate

174.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 98th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (NE9 5RD) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (NE9 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Church Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hewson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Egremont Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fosse Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Old Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Place —
Apr 2026Public order Hillside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old Durham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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