Crime Rate in Dunston Hill and Whickham East, ward

Dunston Hill and Whickham East has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 759th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 77th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dunston Hill and Whickham East in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dunston Hill and Whickham East’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 376 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 475 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dunston Hill and Whickham East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near School Lane, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Braeside (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.