Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Durham Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 300th 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 Durham Road (NE9 7TA) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (NE9 7TA), the main crime hotspot is near Weymouth Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Blackrow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oakwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weymouth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromer Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dawlish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackrow Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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