Total Crime Rate
146.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bank Top area has the 15th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 163rd 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 Bank Top (NE40 4EF) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% 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 Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bank Top (NE40 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wesley Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crawcrook and Greenside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westwood View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Meldon Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale View Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossdale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bank Top | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Top | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenside Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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