Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Field area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 297th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Field (NE40 3RW) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Field (NE40 3RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lane Head, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Field area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lane Head
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lane Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Field
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barmoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barmoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barmoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Main Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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