Total Crime Rate
202.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derwent Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 101st 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 Derwent Avenue (NE39 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 202.3 per 1,000 residents and was 440.7% higher than the Winlaton and High Spen average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derwent Avenue (NE39 1BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Stirling Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Winlaton and High Spen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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