Total Crime Rate
101.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burnaby Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 214th highest crime rate of 693 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 Burnaby Drive (NE40 3BN) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnaby Drive (NE40 3BN), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Lonnen. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ryton, Crookhill and Stella| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barmoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barmoor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barmoor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Main Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Main Road | Under investigation |
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