Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aycliffe Place area has the 26th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 247th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aycliffe Place (NE9 7BY) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aycliffe Place (NE9 7BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aycliffe Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleadon Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aycliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blackhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitehouse Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brandon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaburn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medomsley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Seaburn Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleadon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleadon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cleadon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lanchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aycliffe Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aycliffe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Whitehouse Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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