Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Dorchester Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 148th highest crime rate of 693 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 Dorchester Gardens (NE9 6UY) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% higher than the Chowdene average (110.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Gardens (NE9 6UY), the main crime hotspot is near Weymouth Gardens. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weymouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weymouth Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weymouth Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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