Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burnside Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 114th 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 Burnside Road (NE39 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 386.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnside Road (NE39 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burnside Road area

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

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