Total Crime Rate

408.4 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 408.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 267.2 10/10
  • Burglary 42.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watermill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 31st 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 Watermill (NE40 3RB) in the last 12 months was 408.4 per 1,000 residents and was 602.1% 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 Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 686.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermill (NE40 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Crawcrook and Greenside

Crime Over Time in Watermill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lane Head Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Mullen Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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