Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Michaelmas Street 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 Michaelmas Street (NE8 2GP) 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 Michaelmas Street (NE8 2GP), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Court. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Michaelmas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Staithes Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Seymour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Seymour Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Michaelmas Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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