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Crime in NE40 4HG

How much crime is recorded in NE40 4HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Crawcrook & Greenside
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,667 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE40 4HG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE40 4HG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NE40 4HGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Other theft6.44.5
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other crime2.91.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order2.14.6
Burglary1.29.1
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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