Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Consett Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 234th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Consett Road (NE11 0AN) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Consett Road (NE11 0AN), the main crime hotspot is near Consett Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Consett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Consett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothbury Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Consett Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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