Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Charnwood Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 696 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 Charnwood Gardens (NE9 5SB) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charnwood Gardens (NE9 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blacklock Court, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Drive (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charnwood Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leeming Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Row
Sep 2025Robbery Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blacklock Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blacklock Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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