Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 107.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hedgefield Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedgefield Court (NE21 4LY) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgefield Court (NE21 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Stella Bank, with 5 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedgefield Court area

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Data Sources

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