Crime Rates at Waterville Road, North Shields, NE29 6AY

Waterville Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 305th highest 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 Waterville Road (NE29 6AY) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterville Road (NE29 6AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Percy Main, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilburn Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.