Total Crime Rate

879.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 879.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 197.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.8 10/10
  • Burglary 91.6 10/10
  • Other theft 87.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.9 10/10
  • Public order 62.3 10/10
  • Drugs 51.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

First Avenue 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 First Avenue (NE11 0RH) 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 First Avenue (NE11 0RH), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fontwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontwell Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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