Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowan Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 268th highest crime rate of 696 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 Cowan Close (NE21 4LQ) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowan Close (NE21 4LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Stella Lane. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Storey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Widdrington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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