Crap Towns / Crawcrook and Greenside / Crime

How much crime is there in Crawcrook and Greenside?

The police recorded 42.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Crawcrook and Greenside from September 2023 to August 2026, 44% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 39.8, down from 49.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	49.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	37.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	39.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.5	7.0
Shoplifting	4.6	7.1
Public order	4.0	6.6
Other theft	3.7	5.4
Other crime	2.6	2.0
Burglary	1.6	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.2	3.8
Drugs	0.6	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blaydon	5.1 km	136
Stanley	12.1 km	126
Newcastle upon Tyne	10.1 km	119
Annfield Plain	11.4 km	100
Throckley	4.4 km	73.2
Ryton	2.6 km	70.5
Prudhoe	4.1 km	59.2
Rowlands Gill	4.7 km	52.8
Whickham	6.8 km	46.5
Crawcrook and Greenside	–	42.5
Ponteland	9.3 km	40.9
The typical town	–	76.2