Total Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mountside Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 83rd 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 Mountside Gardens (NE11 9QD) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountside Gardens (NE11 9QD), the main crime hotspot is near Ede Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinneyside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ede Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ede Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wynyard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wynyard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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