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

This 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 This (NE40 4TR) 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 postcode NE40 4TR, 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.

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Crime Over Time in NE40 4TR area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden House Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Public order Eden Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kepier Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kepier Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Garden House Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mollyfair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftoe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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