Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE11 9PJ
How much crime is recorded in NE11 9PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston Hill
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
NE11 9PJGateshead
How safe is NE11 9PJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE11 9PJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 9PJNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order5.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.