Crime Rates at Eighton Terrace, Gateshead, NE9 7AX

Eighton Terrace area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 288th 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 Eighton Terrace (NE9 7AX) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eighton Terrace (NE9 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aycliffe Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleadon Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.