Total Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Burglary 33.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 124th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Crescent (NE9 7RB) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Crescent (NE9 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springwell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Railway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oakwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mount Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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