Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elvaston Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 113th highest crime rate of 696 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 Elvaston Road (NE40 3NT) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 213.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elvaston Road (NE40 3NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lane Head, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elvaston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cypress Grove
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lane Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holburn Lane Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holburn Lane Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holburn Lane Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Northumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lane Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cypress Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lime Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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