Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elisabeth Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lamesley , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elisabeth Avenue (DH3 1JA) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Lamesley average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elisabeth Avenue (DH3 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Lansbury Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elisabeth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lavers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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