Crime Rates at Wallace Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 7BT

Wallace Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 134th 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 Wallace Gardens (NE9 7BT) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Gardens (NE9 7BT), 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.