Crime Rates at King Edward Road, Ryton, NE40 3EJ

King Edward Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Road (NE40 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Crawcrook and Greenside average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Road (NE40 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Church Rise. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.