Total Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coleridge Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coleridge Avenue (NE9 6EN) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coleridge Avenue (NE9 6EN), 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.
View Crime In Chowdene| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Crook Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alderley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alverstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belle Vue Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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