Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle 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

Charlotte Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 175th 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 Charlotte Street (NE40 4HE) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 136.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Street (NE40 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Wesley Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moralee Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rossdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rossdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellen Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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