Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Addison View area has the 29th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 262nd 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 Addison View (NE21 4FF) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 309.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addison View (NE21 4FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addison View, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Oswald Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Addison View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Oswald Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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