Total Crime Rate
164.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ivy Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 139th 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 Ivy Lane (NE9 6QD) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivy Lane (NE9 6QD), the main crime hotspot is near Brampton Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chowdene| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brampton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blackrow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brampton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brampton Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brampton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromer Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Yewdale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yewdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yewdale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromer Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackrow Lane | Under investigation |
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