Total Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Neill Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neill Drive (NE16 5PB) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

In the area around Neill Drive (NE16 5PB), the main crime hotspot is near Prinn Place. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Neill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gladeley Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prinn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coronation Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Neill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Gladeley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gateshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateshead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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