Total Crime Rate

1171.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1171.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 485.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 194.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.8 10/10
  • Public order 84.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingfisher Way area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingfisher Way (NE28 9NX) in the last 12 months was 1171.5 per 1,000 residents and was 728.9% higher than the New York & Murton average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 252.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Way (NE28 9NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osprey Drive, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Silverlink (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingfisher Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Silverlink Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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