Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crawley Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crawley Gardens (NE16 4HA) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crawley Gardens (NE16 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devon Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whickham Park (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Dunston Hill and Whickham East

Crime Over Time in Crawley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whickham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borrowdale —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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