Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsway area has the 25th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 318th highest crime rate of 696 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 Kingsway (NE16 5XA) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (NE16 5XA), the main crime hotspot is near Farm Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Gladeley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunnock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plenmeller Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plenmeller Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gladeley Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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