Total Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Teemers Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 696 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 Teemers Drive (NE8 2GL) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Teemers Drive (NE8 2GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Michaelmas Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swan Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunston and Teams| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mid Summer Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Michaelmas Street | — |
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