Crime Rates at Grove Terrace, Sunniside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5EF

Grove Terrace area has the 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 329th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Terrace (NE16 5EF) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Terrace (NE16 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gateshead Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.