Crime Rates at Rowlands Gill, NE39 1BE

This area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 269th highest crime rate of 693 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 (NE39 1BE) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.5% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE39 1BE, 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.