Crime Rates at Armstrong, Washington, NE37 1QW

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 141st highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE37 1QW) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE37 1QW, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cragside Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doddfell Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.