Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knoll Rise area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knoll Rise (NE11 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knoll Rise (NE11 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braeside (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunston and Teams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinneyside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oak Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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