Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chiltern 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chiltern Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scafell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close
Sep 2025Other crime Mendip Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thornhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pentland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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