Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mitford Gardens area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mitford Gardens (NE11 0BA) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mitford Gardens (NE11 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near A692. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cragside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mitford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meldon Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cragside Gardens | Under investigation |
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