Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

River View area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around River View (NE21 4DT) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River View (NE21 4DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simonside Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in River View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynebank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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