Crime Rates at Whitegate Close, Gateshead, NE11 9EF

Whitegate Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegate Close (NE11 9EF) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Close (NE11 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ross Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barry Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.