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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DH9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DH9 recorded 409 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.12 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 9.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring78.44 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment409 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 9.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

409
trending_down -4.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

78.44per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,412

Within DH9 district

Gateshead

57,447

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Stanley Bus Station Map
total: 19 Anti-social behaviour: 9 Shoplifting: 5
19
A693 Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 4
15
Coquet Gardens Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Vehicle crime: 2
9
Parking Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 7 Burglary: 1
8
Mandela Close Map
total: 8 Vehicle crime: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Taylor Street Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
7
Sabin Court Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
7
Good Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
Wylam Road Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 6
6
Park Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
409 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
155
37.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
67
16.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
56
13.7%
Shoplifting
37
9.0%
Vehicle Crime
27
6.6%
Public Order
22
5.4%
Other Theft
18
4.4%
Burglary
9
2.2%
Other Crime
8
2.0%
Drug Offences
7
1.7%
Robbery
1
0.2%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: DH9

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in DH9 (37.9%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.4%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (13.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DH9 has fallen noticeably — by 9.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DH9 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -4.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -9.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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