Crime Rates at Ashwood Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 6PQ

Ashwood Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 284th highest 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 Ashwood Gardens (NE9 6PQ) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Gardens (NE9 6PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ivanhoe View. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.