Total Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chestnut Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 23rd lowest 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 Chestnut Avenue (NE16 5JN) in the last 12 months was 9.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Avenue (NE16 5JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elsdon Court (13 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 Chestnut Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glendale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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