Crime Rate in St Mary's, ward

St Mary's has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in North Tyneside district and the 982nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 16th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mary's in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the North Tyneside district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -29.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mary's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blyth Road (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.