Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashfield Court area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 331st highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Court (NE39 2DY) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Court (NE39 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Spen Burn. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hookergate Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bute Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashtree Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Collingdon Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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