Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 240.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Witton Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 75th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witton Gardens (NE9 7AR) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% higher than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witton Gardens (NE9 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Springwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Springwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chopwell Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clematis Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galloping Green Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanfield Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boldon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Close —
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Data Sources

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