Crime Rates at Evenwood Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 5RT

Evenwood Gardens area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evenwood Gardens (NE9 5RT) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evenwood Gardens (NE9 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlisle Place, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.