Total Crime Rate
107.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 245th highest crime rate of 696 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 The Crescent (NE40 3JL) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Crescent (NE40 3JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whernside Walk (17 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Mullen Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whernside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inleborough Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Croft Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whernside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whernside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whernside Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runhead Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Grove | Under investigation |
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