Total Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kepier Chare 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 Kepier Chare (NE40 4UY) 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 Kepier Chare (NE40 4UY), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowfield Crescent. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadowfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftoe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadowfield Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepier Chare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepier Chare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Meadowfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Meadowfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mollyfair Close | Under investigation |
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