Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Beacon Lough Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 148th lowest 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 Beacon Lough Road (NE9 6TB) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Lough Road (NE9 6TB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beacon Lough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Yewdale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Yewdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wynbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yewdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Blackrow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackrow Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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