Postcode sector · Ryton
Crime in NE40 9
How much crime is recorded in NE40 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 4,269 (2024)
NE40 9Postcode sector · Ryton
How safe is NE40 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE40 9, 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
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.