Total Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Greenacres Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenacres Close (NE40 4TD) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).
In the area around Greenacres Close (NE40 4TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kepier Chare, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilley Crescent (6 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepier Chare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftoe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mollyfair Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marchetti Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepier Chare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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