Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Greenrigg area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 237th highest crime rate of 693 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 Greenrigg (NE21 5JA) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenrigg (NE21 5JA), the main crime hotspot is near East Acres. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenrigg area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunns Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Content Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shibdon Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Acres Under investigation
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Data Sources

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