Total Crime Rate

246.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridley Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridley Gardens (NE16 3HT) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% higher than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Gardens (NE16 3HT), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clavering Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Crowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebud Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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