Total Crime Rate

120.1 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 120.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Phillips 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 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Phillips Avenue (NE16 4BB) in the last 12 months was 120.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Phillips Avenue (NE16 4BB), 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 Phillips Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebud Close —
Sep 2025Public order Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hardie Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kipling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clavering Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount View Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hardie Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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