Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Crescent area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 693 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 West Crescent (NE17 7HD) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Crescent (NE17 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chopwell and Rowlands Gill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peartree Bungalows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Valley Dene | Under investigation |
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