Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lyndhurst Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 250th 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 Lyndhurst Drive (NE9 6BB) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Drive (NE9 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Hutton Terrace. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndhurst Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Blackrow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Court —
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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