Total Crime Rate

200.8 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 200.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Gibson Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 102nd 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 Gibson Terrace (NE40 3UD) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 245.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibson Terrace (NE40 3UD), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Crescent. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gibson Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowfield Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Meadowfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mollyfair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowfield Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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