Crime Rates at Borrowdale, Washington, NE37 1QG

Borrowdale area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 118th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borrowdale (NE37 1QG) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrowdale (NE37 1QG), the main crime hotspot is near North Avenue. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.