Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon vs Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West)

Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,264 crimes in the last 12 months. Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 3,600 crimes. Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon shows a year-on-year crime trend of +4.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) shows -5.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,119 incidents). In Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West), it is Violent Crime (1,107 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon recorded 718 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) recorded 602. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon totalled 1,119 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,107 in Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon recorded 3,137 crimes (now 3,264, a change of +4.1%). Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) recorded 3,798 crimes previously (now 3,600, -5.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon has a resolution rate of 36.4% and Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) has 28.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon falls within the Northumbria Police boundary. Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) is covered by Northumbria Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon and Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.