Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 31st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE37 1AN) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE37 1AN, the main crime hotspot is near St Andrews Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in NE37 1AN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Andrews Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Andrews Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blue House Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Donvale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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