Total Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 65th 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 Orchard Road (NE39 1DN) in the last 12 months was 14.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (NE39 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnside Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smailes Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dene Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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