Crime Rates at Merton Road, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9PY

Merton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ponteland East and Stannington , and the 492nd highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merton Road (NE20 9PY) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Ponteland East and Stannington average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (NE20 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowfield (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.