Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE11 9XE
How much crime is recorded in NE11 9XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston Hill
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
NE11 9XEGateshead
How safe is NE11 9XE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE11 9XE 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 9XENational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
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
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.