Total Crime Rate

1139.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1139.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 274.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.9 10/10
  • Other theft 150.2 10/10
  • Burglary 131.9 10/10
  • Drugs 102.6 10/10
  • Public order 102.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 76.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fontwell Drive area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 7th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fontwell Drive (NE8 4YX) in the last 12 months was 1139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 893.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 402.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fontwell Drive (NE8 4YX), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Grove. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Dunston and Teams

Crime Over Time in Fontwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macadam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Macadam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brunel Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑