Total Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 171.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wolsingham Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 100th 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 Wolsingham Gardens (NE9 7LS) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsingham Gardens (NE9 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Close, where police recorded 31 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wolsingham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hedworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brandon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaburn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seaburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleadon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleadon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vicarage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleadon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chopwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shincliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chopwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Hedworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chopwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsden Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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