Total Crime Rate

540.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 540.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 347.6 10/10
  • Other theft 68.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Robbery 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moorside area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 22nd 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 Moorside (NE37 1AY) in the last 12 months was 540.8 per 1,000 residents and was 262.6% higher than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 362.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside (NE37 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Moorside. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brownriggs Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosegill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kentmere —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moorside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Mardale Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mardale Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mardale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whinfell Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boystones Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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