Postcode · Rowlands Gill
Crime in NE39 1AR
How much crime is recorded in NE39 1AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,445 (2024)
How safe is NE39 1AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE39 1AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 1ARNational
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Violence and sexual offences3.123.6
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft0.74.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.