Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Springfield Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Avenue (NE9 7HL) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Avenue (NE9 7HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanfield Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanfield Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haigh Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Brown Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Long Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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