Chopwell & High Spen
Middle areaWest Gateshead. 7,271 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 6% of people in Chopwell & High Spen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chopwell & High Spen
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chopwell & High Spen at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 192 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 154 |
| Other crime | 99 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Shoplifting | 35 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chopwell & High Spen compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chopwell & High Spen safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chopwell & High Spen at a rate of 79.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chopwell & High Spen.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (192), anti-social behaviour (154) and other crime (99).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gateshead
These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Chopwell & High Spen alone. See Gateshead
Chopwell & High Spen in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chopwell & High Spen was £140,000 in 2025.
Chopwell & High Spen had 6,891 usual residents at the census.
About 6% of people in Chopwell & High Spen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chopwell & High Spen, 53.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.