Postcode district · Ryton
Crime in NE40
How much crime is recorded in NE40, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 23,829 (2024)
NE40Postcode district · Ryton
How safe is NE40
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE40, 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
NE40National
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Shoplifting10.78.4
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.