Postcode · Ryton
Crime in NE40 4NN
How much crime is recorded in NE40 4NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crawcrook & Greenside
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,263 (2024)
NE40 4NNRyton
How safe is NE40 4NN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE40 4NN 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4NNNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Shoplifting4.38.4
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime2.81.5
Public order2.54.6
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.