Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rydal area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rydal (NE10 0XH) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rydal (NE10 0XH), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Park. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rydal area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere
Sep 2025Burglary Cole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shields Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Buttermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joicey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Park
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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