Total Crime Rate

38.3 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 38.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Derwent Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 193rd 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 Derwent Street (NE17 7TH) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Street (NE17 7TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moraine Crescent, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peartree Bungalows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moraine Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moraine Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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