Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 97.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Market Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 275th highest crime rate of 696 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 Market Lane (NE16 3EF) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Lane (NE16 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marconi Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Masefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlboro Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clavering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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