Total Crime Rate

429.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 429.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.0 8/10
  • Other crime 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Balfour Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 29th 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 Balfour Terrace (NE17 7JE) in the last 12 months was 429.3 per 1,000 residents and was 637.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Terrace (NE17 7JE), the main crime hotspot is near Whittonstall Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittonstall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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