Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chiltern Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 696 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 Chiltern Gardens (NE11 9JX) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chiltern Gardens (NE11 9JX), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunston and Teams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennine Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringlet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Scafell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scafell Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mendip Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cotswold Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornhill Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pennine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thornhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pentland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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