Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blue Quarries Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 200th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blue Quarries Road (NE9 6QT) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blue Quarries Road (NE9 6QT), the main crime hotspot is near Windy Nook Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blue Quarries Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy Nook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leeming Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy Nook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy Nook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy Nook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windy Nook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windy Nook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Halcyon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodkin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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