Total Crime Rate

287.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 287.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.1 7/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Long Bank area has the 9th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 55th 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 Long Bank (NE9 7HH) in the last 12 months was 287.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% higher than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Bank (NE9 7HH), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Long Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanfield Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brown Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haigh Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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