Total Crime Rate

87.8 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 87.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Barkwood Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barkwood Road (NE39 2LF) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkwood Road (NE39 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Townley Road. Police recorded 16 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 Barkwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinfield Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Pontop View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontop View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pontop View —
Sep 2025Other theft Townley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Townley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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