Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Snowdon Gardens area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 198th 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 Snowdon Gardens (NE11 9LT) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowdon Gardens (NE11 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A692, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malvern Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Snowdon Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfoot Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chiltern Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillhead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfoot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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