Crime Rates at Burnside Close, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5QL

Burnside Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnside Close (NE16 5QL) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnside Close (NE16 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dykenook Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Farm Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.