Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deneway area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 90th 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 Deneway (NE39 1BB) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Winlaton and High Spen average (31.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deneway (NE39 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deneway, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glamis Crescent (2 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockhaugh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deneway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockhaugh Road | — |
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