Total Crime Rate

215.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 215.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cushycow Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 89th 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 Cushycow Lane (NE40 3NL) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 270.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cushycow Lane (NE40 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Whernside Walk. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cushycow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mullen Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whernside Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whernside Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inleborough Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whernside Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whernside Walk —
Sep 2025Drugs The Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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