Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

River View area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 198th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around River View (NE21 4DT) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River View (NE21 4DT), the main crime hotspot is near Westway. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in River View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Branch Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simonside Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime River View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wylam View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Litchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westway Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynebank —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Greenbank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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