Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bittern Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 108th highest crime rate of 693 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 Bittern Close (NE11 9FF) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittern Close (NE11 9FF), the main crime hotspot is near Barry Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bittern Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Flour Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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