Crime Rates at Low West Avenue, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1EA

Low West Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 207th 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 Low West Avenue (NE39 1EA) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low West Avenue (NE39 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whinfield Terrace, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.