Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE11 9AJ
How much crime is recorded in NE11 9AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston & Teams
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
How safe is NE11 9AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE11 9AJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE11 9AJNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Shoplifting6.28.4
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other crime4.71.5
Public order3.04.6
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.