Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

South View area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 70th 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 South View (NE40 4TN) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (NE40 4TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowfield Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tilley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Meadowfield Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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