Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 129th 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 Queens Drive (NE16 5NU) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Drive (NE16 5NU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gateshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Road —
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Data Sources

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