Crime Rates at Southend Road, Gateshead, NE9 6XU

Southend Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 59th 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 Southend Road (NE9 6XU) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Road (NE9 6XU), 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.