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Crime in NE30 2

How much crime is recorded in NE30 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
16,996 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE30 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE30 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.7
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).

NE30 2National
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Shoplifting19.88.4
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Burglary9.49.1
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.94.5
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
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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