Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE11 9RP
How much crime is recorded in NE11 9RP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston Hill
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,331 (2024)
NE11 9RPGateshead
How safe is NE11 9RP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE11 9RP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 9RPNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.14.6
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.