Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Summerhill area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 148th 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 Summerhill (NE21 4JS) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerhill (NE21 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Stella Road, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Summerhill area

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Data Sources

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