Total Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ravenside Terrace area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 693 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 Ravenside Terrace (NE17 7LE) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravenside Terrace (NE17 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Whittonstall Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chopwell and Rowlands Gill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | William Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittonstall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittonstall Road | Under investigation |
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