Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 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 82.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Lingmell area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 268th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingmell (NE37 1TP) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingmell (NE37 1TP), 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 Lingmell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rosegill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grizedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mardale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brownriggs Court 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 2026Burglary Brandy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosegill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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