Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Oak Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 159th highest crime rate of 696 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 Oak Avenue (NE11 9UR) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (NE11 9UR), the main crime hotspot is near Braeside. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ede Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wynyard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ede Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinneyside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wynyard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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