Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cumbrian Gardens area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cumbrian Gardens (NE11 9LX) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumbrian Gardens (NE11 9LX), 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 Hill and Whickham East

Crime Over Time in Cumbrian Gardens area

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

Data Sources

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