Total Crime Rate

136.6 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 136.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Meadow Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 181st highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Lane (NE11 9PN) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Lane (NE11 9PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Sep 2025Public order Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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