Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 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 100.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Teemers Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 217th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Teemers Drive (NE8 2GL) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% 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 19 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.

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Crime Over Time in Teemers Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Michaelmas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentine Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pacha Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Valentine Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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