Postcode · Rowlands Gill
Crime in NE39 1LQ
How much crime is recorded in NE39 1LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowlands Gill & Lockhaugh
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,381 (2024)
How safe is NE39 1LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE39 1LQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 1LQNational
Shoplifting12.48.4
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Burglary8.99.1
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order4.34.6
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.61.4
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.