Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Granby Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 202nd 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 Granby Terrace (NE16 5LL) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granby Terrace (NE16 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gateshead Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Granby Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gateshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coronation Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateshead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granby Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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