Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whittonstall Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whittonstall Road (NE17 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittonstall Road (NE17 7JZ), 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 Whittonstall Road area

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

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