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Crime in NE26 1

How much crime is recorded in NE26 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
13,812 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE26 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE26 1, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NE26 1National
Shoplifting36.88.4
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary11.19.1
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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