Total Crime Rate
107.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Path Head 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 Path Head (NE21 4SR) 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 Path Head (NE21 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Path Head. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ryton, Crookhill and Stella| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Path Head | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beweshill Lane | — |
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