Total Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grebe Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 303rd 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 Grebe Close (NE11 9FD) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grebe Close (NE11 9FD), 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.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverside Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Riverside Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flour Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Seymour Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wallace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cormorant Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Court | — |
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