Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 80.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Clover Hill area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clover Hill (NE16 5PU) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clover Hill (NE16 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farm Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prinn Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clover Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Farm Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Clover Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clover Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clover Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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