Total Crime Rate

160.6 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 160.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chambers Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lamesley , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chambers Crescent (NE9 7HA) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Lamesley average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chambers Crescent (NE9 7HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seaham Gardens, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chambers Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haigh Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Long Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brown Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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