Postcode · Rowlands Gill
Crime in NE39 2JW
How much crime is recorded in NE39 2JW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chopwell & High Spen
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
How safe is NE39 2JW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE39 2JW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 2JWNational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary11.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.