Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontop View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontop View (NE39 2JP) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 213.4% higher than the Winlaton and High Spen average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontop View (NE39 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Townley Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontop View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinfield Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Pontop View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontop View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pontop View —
Sep 2025Other theft Townley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Townley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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