Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lumley Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 212th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lumley Avenue (NE16 3EU) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lumley Avenue (NE16 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lumley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollinside Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Shield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clavering Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalway Lane North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Kipling Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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