Crime Rate in Dunston and Teams, ward

Dunston and Teams has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 1278th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 122nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dunston and Teams in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dunston and Teams’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 391 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 532 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dunston and Teams ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wolseley Close, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Seymour Street (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.