Crime Rates at Ravenstone, Washington, NE37 1TG

Ravenstone area has the 25th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 270th 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 1TG) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravenstone (NE37 1TG), 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 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.