Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Scafell Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 130th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scafell Gardens (NE11 9LS) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scafell Gardens (NE11 9LS), 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 Scafell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scafell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pentland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mendip Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Gardens —
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Data Sources

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