Total Crime Rate
189.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Millfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 109th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millfield Road (NE16 4QA) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millfield Road (NE16 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunston Hill and Whickham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whickham Park | Under investigation |
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