Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wetheral Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Wetheral Gardens (NE9 6PY) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Chowdene average (110.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wetheral Gardens (NE9 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Greystoke Gardens. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wetheral Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easedale Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grisedale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grisedale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flexbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yewdale Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eskdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotby Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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