Total Crime Rate
72.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eden Dale area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eden Dale (NE40 4PX) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eden Dale (NE40 4PX), the main crime hotspot is near Main Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crawcrook and Greenside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garden House Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Main Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Main Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Main Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Main Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden House Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eden Dale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepier Chare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Main Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepier Chare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Main Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Main Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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