Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Catton Grove area has the 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catton Grove (NE16 5XT) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catton Grove (NE16 5XT), 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 Catton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dunnock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prinn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prinn Place Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Neill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Farm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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