Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Long Meadow Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Long Meadow Close (NE40 4TE) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Meadow Close (NE40 4TE), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Meadowfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tilley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe View | Under investigation |
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