Total Crime Rate

179.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wallace Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 119th highest crime rate of 696 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 Wallace Gardens (NE9 7BS) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% higher than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Gardens (NE9 7BS), the main crime hotspot is near Wallace Gardens. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallace Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanchester Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lanchester Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Aycliffe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aycliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallace Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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