Total Crime Rate

200.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 200.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This 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 This (NE16 4JP) 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 postcode NE16 4JP, 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.

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Crime Over Time in NE16 4JP area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Holme Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fellside Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Street
Apr 2026Other crime William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lavender Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holme Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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