Postcode · Ryton
Crime in NE40 4RB
How much crime is recorded in NE40 4RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crawcrook & Greenside
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,895 (2024)
NE40 4RBRyton
How safe is NE40 4RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE40 4RB 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary3.49.1
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other theft0.74.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.