Total Crime Rate
144.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marx Terrace area has the 16th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 164th 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 Marx Terrace (NE17 7EH) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 148.9% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marx Terrace (NE17 7EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crawcrook and Greenside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Court | — |
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