Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawkeys Lane area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 200th 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 Hawkeys Lane (NE29 0JF) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkeys Lane (NE29 0JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spence Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windermere Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkeys Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spence Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spence Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Appleby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chirton West View —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hopper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Collingwood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkey'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilburn Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scorer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Public order South Preston Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scorer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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