Total Crime Rate

236.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 236.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • 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
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

Penyghent Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 56th highest crime rate of 693 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 Penyghent Way (NE37 1SA) in the last 12 months was 236.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penyghent Way (NE37 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grousemoor, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gragareth Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penyghent Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grousemoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armstrong Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knoulberry —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shunner Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baugh Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cragside Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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