Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Berkdale Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 232nd 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 Berkdale Road (NE9 6LB) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 555.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkdale Road (NE9 6LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eleventh Avenue North, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cramond Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berkdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berkdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Salcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Salcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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