Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruskin Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 245th lowest 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 Ruskin Avenue (NE11 9AT) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (NE11 9AT), 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 Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flour Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clephan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Wallace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ross Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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