Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pear Tree Terrace area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Tree Terrace (NE17 7EU) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pear Tree Terrace (NE17 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chopwell and Rowlands Gill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Valley Dene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Derwent Street | Under investigation |
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