Total Crime Rate
328.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
162.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malton Green area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 40th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malton Green (NE9 7EB) in the last 12 months was 328.5 per 1,000 residents and was 196.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 219.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malton Green (NE9 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Ivanhoe View. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Ronans View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Ronans View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Ronans View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ronans View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivanhoe View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ivanhoe View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Talisman View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Close | — |
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