Total Crime Rate

190.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Long Bank area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lamesley , and the 105th 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 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 190.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Lamesley average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 123.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 113.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Bank (NE9 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Finchale Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 9 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Long Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanfield Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Brown Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haigh Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finchale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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