Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southend Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 218th 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 Southend Road (NE9 6XR) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Road (NE9 6XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carlisle Place, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1296 (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lavender Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1296 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blacklock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blacklock Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach House Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1296 —
Apr 2026Other crime Lavender Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1296 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hewson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1296 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1296 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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