Total Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lockhaugh Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 21st 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 Lockhaugh Road (NE39 2PR) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Lockhaugh Road (NE39 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwood Crescent, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherburn Park Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chopwell and Rowlands Gill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Southwood Crescent | Under investigation |
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