Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Herd House Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 161st highest crime rate of 696 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 Herd House Lane (NE21 4SZ) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 152.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 320.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herd House Lane (NE21 4SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Liddells Fell Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herd House Lane area

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Data Sources

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