Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Burnaby Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 214th highest crime rate of 693 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 Burnaby Drive (NE40 3BN) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnaby Drive (NE40 3BN), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Lonnen. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnaby Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Field
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barmoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barmoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Main Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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