Crime Rates at Weatherby Avenue, Ryton, NE40 4FF

Weatherby Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weatherby Avenue (NE40 4FF) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weatherby Avenue (NE40 4FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kepier Chare, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilley Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.