Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.5 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derwentside area has the 18th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 264th highest crime rate of 696 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 Derwentside (NE16 3JT) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwentside (NE16 3JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardie Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derwentside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebud Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hardie Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Robbery Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hardie Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quality Row Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quality Row Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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