Postcode · Rowlands Gill
Crime in NE39 1AD
How much crime is recorded in NE39 1AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,359 (2024)
How safe is NE39 1AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE39 1AD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE39 1ADNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 119% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.