Crime Rates at Chopwell Gardens, Gateshead, NE9 7QF

Chopwell Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 38th highest crime rate of 696 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 Chopwell Gardens (NE9 7QF) in the last 12 months was 339.6 per 1,000 residents and was 183.8% higher than the Chowdene average (119.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 195.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chopwell Gardens (NE9 7QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finchale Gardens, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.