Crime Rates at Orchard Court, Ryton, NE40 3RD

Orchard Court area has the 35th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 693 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 Orchard Court (NE40 3RD) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Court (NE40 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.