Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oakwood Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 326th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Avenue (NE9 6PR) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Avenue (NE9 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Grisedale Gardens. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wetheral Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Blackrow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetheral Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Wetheral Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wetheral Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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