Crime Rates at Heath Close, Gateshead, NE11 9TF

Heath Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 229th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Close (NE11 9TF) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Close (NE11 9TF), 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.