Total Crime Rate

307.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 307.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mardale Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 693 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 Mardale Gardens (NE9 6QA) in the last 12 months was 307.3 per 1,000 residents and was 177.7% higher than the Chowdene average (110.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mardale Gardens (NE9 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Ivanhoe View. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mardale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easedale Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greystoke 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Talisman View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivanhoe View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flexbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenwood Gardens —
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Data Sources

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