Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Corsair area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 32nd 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 Corsair (NE16 5YB) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Corsair (NE16 5YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alnwick Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near L'Arbre Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whickham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkdale Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runnymede Road | Under investigation |
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