Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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 theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kepier Chare area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kepier Chare (NE40 4TS) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -89.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kepier Chare (NE40 4TS), 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 Kepier Chare area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Garden House Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eden Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marchetti Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kepier Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kepier Chare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden House Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mollyfair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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