Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grasmere Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grasmere Crescent (NE21 6QF) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Crescent (NE21 6QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambrose Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hawesdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowledge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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