Crime Rates at Lister Avenue, Gateshead, NE11 9ER

Lister Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 208th 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 Lister Avenue (NE11 9ER) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lister Avenue (NE11 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dixon Place, where police recorded 31 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.