Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 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 44.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

South View West area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 252nd lowest 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 South View West (NE39 2DH) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View West (NE39 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hookergate Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlea Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South View West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North View
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North View West

Data Sources

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