Postcode · Ryton
Crime in NE40 3BE
How much crime is recorded in NE40 3BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crawcrook & Greenside
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,268 (2024)
NE40 3BERyton
How safe is NE40 3BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE40 3BE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
NE40 3BENational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other crime3.91.5
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.34.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.