Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 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 146.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 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

Gibsons Buildings area has the 10th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 132nd 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 Gibsons Buildings (NE40 3UE) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 191.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibsons Buildings (NE40 3UE), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gibsons Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Meadowfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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