Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lister Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 213th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lister Avenue (NE11 9ER) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.9% 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 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barry Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lister Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Dixon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rendel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Barry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
Sep 2025Burglary Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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