Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorfoot Gardens area has the 41st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Moorfoot Gardens (NE11 9LA) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfoot Gardens (NE11 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfoot Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murray Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfoot Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfoot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillhead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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