Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Westwood area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 134th 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 Westwood (NE9 6DU) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood (NE9 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Crook Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alverstone Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alverstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Crook Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alverstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belle Vue Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alderley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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