Northumbria Police

Crime in Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West)

Street-level crime statistics for Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 3,600 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

3,600 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓5.2% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

28.8% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 3,600 total crimes recorded in Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West)

Violent Crime

1,107

Anti-Social Behaviour

602

↓24%

Shoplifting

476

Criminal Damage & Arson

328

Public Order

290

Other Theft

217

↓19%

Vehicle Crime

141

Burglary

135

↑14%

Other Crime

119

↑47%

Drugs

↑22%

Possession of Weapons

↓11%

Robbery

↑35%

Theft from Person

↑50%

Bicycle Theft

↑56%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West)

345

02/23

409

03/23

400

04/23

417

05/23

376

06/23

401

07/23

409

08/23

423

09/23

342

10/23

304

11/23

292

12/23

327

01/24

294

02/24

355

03/24

302

04/24

358

05/24

320

06/24

349

07/24

304

08/24

329

09/24

301

10/24

311

11/24

284

12/24

291

01/25

274

02/25

308

03/25

323

04/25

358

05/25

336

06/25

329

07/25

353

08/25

301

09/25

346

10/25

288

11/25

273

12/25

111

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West)

January 2026 111 crimes December 2025 273 crimes November 2025 288 crimes October 2025 346 crimes September 2025 301 crimes August 2025 353 crimes July 2025 329 crimes June 2025 336 crimes May 2025 358 crimes April 2025 323 crimes March 2025 308 crimes February 2025 274 crimes January 2025 291 crimes December 2024 284 crimes November 2024 311 crimes October 2024 301 crimes September 2024 329 crimes August 2024 304 crimes July 2024 349 crimes June 2024 320 crimes May 2024 358 crimes April 2024 302 crimes March 2024 355 crimes February 2024 294 crimes January 2024 327 crimes December 2023 292 crimes November 2023 304 crimes October 2023 342 crimes September 2023 423 crimes August 2023 409 crimes July 2023 401 crimes June 2023 376 crimes May 2023 417 crimes April 2023 400 crimes March 2023 409 crimes February 2023 345 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.