Total Crime Rate
147.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stargate Industrial Estate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 161st 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 Stargate Industrial Estate (NE40 3DG) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 152.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 320.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stargate Industrial Estate (NE40 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croft Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpiper Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crawcrook and Greenside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leslie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sandpiper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A695 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Close | Under investigation |
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