Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cushycow Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 90th highest crime rate of 693 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 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 262.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cushycow Lane (NE40 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Whernside Walk. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inleborough Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inleborough Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inleborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inleborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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