Total Crime Rate

121.8 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 121.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chaucer Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 210th 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 Chaucer Road (NE16 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (NE16 4BJ), 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 Chaucer Road area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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