Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ede Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 187th 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 Ede Avenue (NE11 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ede Avenue (NE11 9UJ), 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 Ede Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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