Total Crime Rate

420.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 420.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 296.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Robbery 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mardale area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 23rd 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 Mardale (NE37 1TH) in the last 12 months was 420.6 per 1,000 residents and was 224.8% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 383.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mardale (NE37 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Moorside. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mardale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brownriggs Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosegill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosegill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boystones Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boystones Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moorside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mardale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grizedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsons Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsons Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Brandy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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