Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Athol Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 340th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athol Street (NE11 9AP) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athol Street (NE11 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Athol Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Riverside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wallace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clephan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cormorant Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Riverside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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