Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gilliland Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lamesley , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilliland Crescent (DH3 1NH) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Lamesley average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilliland Crescent (DH3 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glamis Villas, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanders Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gilliland Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Road
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hattam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crathie Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crathie
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glamis Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sanders Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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