Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 150.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechwood area has the 8th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 125th 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 Beechwood (NE39 2BL) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 199.1% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood (NE39 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hookergate Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoker Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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