Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley Place area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Place (NE16 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Place (NE16 4BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kipling Court β€”
Apr 2026Public order Kingsley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Kipling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lumley Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Holme Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme Rise β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalway Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kipling Court β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Chare β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Chare β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Chare β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Chare β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Villa Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Chare β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Church Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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