Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE11 9SJ
How much crime is recorded in NE11 9SJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston Hill
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,689 (2024)
NE11 9SJGateshead
How safe is NE11 9SJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE11 9SJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 9SJNational
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary10.29.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.61.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Public order1.74.6
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.