Crime Rates at Ashfield Court, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2DY

Ashfield Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 75th 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 Ashfield Court (NE39 2DY) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Court (NE39 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bute Road North, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoker Terrace (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.