Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plawsworth Gardens area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Plawsworth Gardens (NE9 7LL) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plawsworth Gardens (NE9 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plawsworth Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chopwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chopwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chopwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shincliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sherburn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hedworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hedworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seaton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hamsterley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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