Total Crime Rate

312.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 312.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • 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

Fords Yard area has the 4th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 49th 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 Fords Yard (NE40 4PB) in the last 12 months was 312.2 per 1,000 residents and was 436.7% 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 Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fords Yard (NE40 4PB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fords Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Crawcrook Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crawcrook Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Garden House Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossdale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bank Top Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bank Top Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden House Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dale View Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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