Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Hunstanton Court area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunstanton Court (NE9 6LA) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunstanton Court (NE9 6LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eleventh Avenue North, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cramond Court (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hunstanton Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eleventh Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berkdale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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