Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 122.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Durham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lamesley , and the 168th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (DH3 1JS) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Lamesley average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DH3 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Lavers Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lavers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
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Data Sources

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