Total Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beverley Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 64th 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 Beverley Crescent (NE9 5UP) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Beverley Crescent (NE9 5UP), the main crime hotspot is near Prefect Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prefect Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Egremont Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fosse Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fosse Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prefect Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Evistones Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Old Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hillside Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Place | — |
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