Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New York Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 51st highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New York Way (NE27 0QF) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the New York & Murton average (123.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New York Way (NE27 0QF), the main crime hotspot is near New York Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New York Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft New York Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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