Crime Rates at Ravenstone, Washington, NE37 1TE

Ravenstone area has the 27th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 313th highest crime rate of 696 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 Ravenstone (NE37 1TE) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenstone (NE37 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorside, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.