Total Crime Rate
200.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Axwell Park Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 75th 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 Axwell Park Close (NE16 4AG) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Axwell Park Close (NE16 4AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardie Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whickham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | William Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lavender Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkspur Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fellside Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkdale Rise | — |
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