Crime Rates at Crawcrook, Ryton, NE40 4TR

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Crawcrook and Greenside , and the 64th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE40 4TR) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 326.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE40 4TR, the main crime hotspot is near Main Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.