Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 141.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 84.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 138th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (NE39 1JP) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 342.3% 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 Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (NE39 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirling Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Southwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnopfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnopfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnopfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnopfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnopfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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