Total Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Dryden Road area has the lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 696 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 Dryden Road (NE9 5TS) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Road (NE9 5TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dryden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evistones Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Dryden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denewell Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Valley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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