Crime Rates at Elm Street, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5LS

Elm Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 149th highest crime rate of 693 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 Elm Street (NE16 5LS) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (NE16 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gateshead Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.