Crime Rates at High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2AX

This area has the 31st highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 266th 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 This (NE39 2AX) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE39 2AX, the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.