Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Covers area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 258th highest 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 The Covers (NE16 3DB) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Covers (NE16 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hexham Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Covers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Broadmeadows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hexham Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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