Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westway area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 693 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 Westway (NE11 9TQ) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Dunston and Teams average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westway (NE11 9TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Dixon Place. Police recorded 31 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 Westway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfoot Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfoot Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murray Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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