Total Crime Rate

85.6 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

East View Terrace area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 306th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around East View Terrace (NE16 3JA) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View Terrace (NE16 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Park Terrace. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East View Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hardie Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kipling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Napier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Masefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebud Close
Sep 2025Public order Clavering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hardie Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spencers Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henderson Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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