Total Crime Rate

1168.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1168.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 490.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.6 10/10
  • Robbery 69.3 10/10
  • Public order 54.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.6 10/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Stretford Court area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 6th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stretford Court (NE9 6LZ) in the last 12 months was 1168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 876.4% higher than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 396.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stretford Court (NE9 6LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Trafford. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stretford Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deneford Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafford —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafford —
Sep 2025Public order Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Trafford Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Trafford Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafford Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafford —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deneford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithyford Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deneford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deneford Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafford —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokeby View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weymouth Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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