Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whittonstall 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 Whittonstall Terrace (NE17 7LF) 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 Whittonstall Terrace (NE17 7LF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whittonstall Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnwood Close
Apr 2026Other crime William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittonstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittonstall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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