Crime Rates at Firwood Crescent, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2BT

Firwood Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 183rd 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 Firwood Crescent (NE39 2BT) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.4% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firwood Crescent (NE39 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spen Burn (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.