Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frosterley Walk area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Frosterley Walk (NE16 5XU) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
In the area around Frosterley Walk (NE16 5XU), 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.
View Crime In Whickham South and Sunniside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clover Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farm Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Farm Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prinn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clover Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clover Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prinn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Prinn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Neill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dunnock Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calder Walk | — |
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