Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 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 142.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Baird Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 130th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

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 Baird Avenue (NE28 0JS) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Chirton & Percy Main average (141.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baird Avenue (NE28 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meldon Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Telford Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Baird Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingoe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meldon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barrasford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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