Total Crime Rate

160.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 160.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaftesbury Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 115th 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 Shaftesbury Walk (NE8 2LN) in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Walk (NE8 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cuthbert Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A189 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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