Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 146.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Derwent Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Street (NE17 7AA) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Street (NE17 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Farm Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monument Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monument Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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