Total Crime Rate
879.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
274.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsway area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 6th highest crime rate of 693 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 Kingsway (NE11 0LT) in the last 12 months was 879.1 per 1,000 residents and was 797.6% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -51.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 274.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (NE11 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Second Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Park (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.