Total Crime Rate
3752.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Market Lane area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Market Lane (NE16 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 3752.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2574.3% 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 Shoplifting with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 252 (≈ 1058.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Lane (NE16 4TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Windermere Gardens. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunston Hill and Whickham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Borrowdale | — |
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