Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 253rd 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 Valley Drive (NE11 9XD) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Drive (NE11 9XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ede Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bracken Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knoll Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunston Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braeside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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