Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 167.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaftesbury Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 134th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Walk (NE8 2LN) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% 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 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Street (25 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marian Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A189 —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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