Crime Rates at Burdon Park, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5HA

Burdon Park area has the 38th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burdon Park (NE16 5HA) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burdon Park (NE16 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gateshead Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.