Total Crime Rate

110.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 196th highest crime rate of 693 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 Prince Street (NE17 7JA) in the last 12 months was 110.9 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Street (NE17 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Derwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Monument Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ramsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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