Crime Rates at Lanchester Avenue, Gateshead, NE9 7AN

Lanchester Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 81st highest crime rate of 693 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 Lanchester Avenue (NE9 7AN) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher than the Chowdene average (110.7 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanchester Avenue (NE9 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wallace Gardens, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aycliffe Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.