Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Plantation area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 693 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 The Plantation (NE9 5RL) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Plantation (NE9 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yewdale Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Popplewell Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eskdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hill Top Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yewdale Gardens | — |
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