Crime Rates at Lobley Hill Road, Gateshead, NE11 9NA

Lobley Hill Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Lobley Hill Road (NE11 9NA) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lobley Hill Road (NE11 9NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peacock Court, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberwell Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.