Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lobley Hill Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 696 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 Lobley Hill Road (NE11 0AL) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lobley Hill Road (NE11 0AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Gardens, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Consett Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lobley Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bywell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scafell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mendip Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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