Total Crime Rate

211.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 696 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 Kent Avenue (NE11 9BP) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Avenue (NE11 9BP), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Barry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Sep 2025Burglary Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wallace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seymour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wallace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Dixon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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