Total Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 18.1 2/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cypress Crescent area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 68th 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 Cypress Crescent (NE11 9UY) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% 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 Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cypress Crescent (NE11 9UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dixon Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cypress Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ede Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ede Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pentland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dixon Place
Sep 2025Burglary Dixon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dixon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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