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Crime in NE29 8

How much crime is recorded in NE29 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
14,942 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE29 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE29 8, 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 8National
Shoplifting17.48.4
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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