Total Crime Rate

3752.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 3752.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1546.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 689.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 416.0 10/10
  • Public order 319.3 10/10
  • Other theft 243.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 201.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 105.0 10/10
  • Burglary 79.8 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Other crime 33.6 10/10
  • Robbery 29.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
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 highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Lane (NE16 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 3752.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2574.3% higher 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 Shoplifting with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 252 (≈ 1058.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Lane (NE16 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 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.

View Crime In Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Crime Over Time in Market Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlboro Avenue 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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