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Crime in NE29 6

How much crime is recorded in NE29 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
12,657 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE29 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE29 6, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
62.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
150
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).

NE29 6National
Violence and sexual offences48.023.6
Anti-social behaviour30.010.7
Shoplifting23.08.4
Burglary18.69.1
Criminal damage and arson15.04.7
Public order10.94.6
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime3.41.5
Drugs3.42.4
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

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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