Crime Rate in Winlaton and High Spen, ward

Winlaton and High Spen has the lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 1380th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Winlaton and High Spen in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Winlaton and High Spen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Winlaton and High Spen ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.