Total Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lyncroft Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyncroft Road (NE29 0RR) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyncroft Road (NE29 0RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Front Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyncroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thorncliffe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilburn Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lilburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Other theft Newlyn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scorer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scorer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nook —
Apr 2026Other theft Thorncliffe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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