Crime Rate in Chopwell and Rowlands Gill, ward

Chopwell and Rowlands Gill has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 2260th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 161st lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chopwell and Rowlands Gill in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chopwell and Rowlands Gill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 42.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 311 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chopwell and Rowlands Gill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.