Total Crime Rate
429.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beaconsfield 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 Beaconsfield Terrace (NE17 7JG) 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 Beaconsfield Terrace (NE17 7JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whittonstall Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Road (9 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 | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burnwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittonstall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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