Postcode district · Rowlands Gill
Crime in NE39
How much crime is recorded in NE39, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 14,642 (2024)
How safe is NE39
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE39, 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
NE39National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Shoplifting4.68.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.11.5
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.