Total Crime Rate

237.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 237.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 79th 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 Front Street (NE16 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 237.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 122.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE16 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Villa Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Otterburn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henderson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kipling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hermitage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Rise —
Sep 2025Other crime Glebe Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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