Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Johnson Terrace area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Johnson Terrace (NE39 2BB) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Johnson Terrace (NE39 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoker Terrace (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Winlaton and High Spen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bute Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bute Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoker Terrace | Under investigation |
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