Total Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 7.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Knightside Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 16th 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 Knightside Gardens (NE11 9RP) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightside Gardens (NE11 9RP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Knightside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinneyside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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