Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ryton Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 166th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Ryton Gardens (NE28 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryton Gardens (NE28 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dovecrest Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ryton Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecrest Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Threap Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecrest Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engine Inn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Threap Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Threap Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Threap Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Threap Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcnamara Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitby Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Lesbury Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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