Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oakfield Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Road (NE11 0AA) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Road (NE11 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A692, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiltern Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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