Crap Towns / Ryton / Crime

How much crime is there in Ryton?

The police recorded 70.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ryton from September 2023 to August 2026, 7% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 75.6, up from 70.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	70.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	66.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	75.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.1	34.1
Shoplifting	16.5	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.1	7.0
Public order	5.4	6.6
Other theft	4.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.0	3.8
Burglary	3.9	3.1
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blaydon	3.2 km	136
Newcastle upon Tyne	7.6 km	119
Gateshead	11.5 km	104
Throckley	2.7 km	73.2
Ryton	–	70.5
Prudhoe	6.4 km	59.2
Rowlands Gill	5.7 km	52.8
Whickham	5.4 km	46.5
Crawcrook and Greenside	2.6 km	42.5
Ponteland	7.8 km	40.9
Wideopen	11.3 km	38.2
The typical town	–	76.2