Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Richardson Terrace area has the 26th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 259th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richardson Terrace (NE17 7LA) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richardson Terrace (NE17 7LA), 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 Richardson Terrace 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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