Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 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 142.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waterville Place area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterville Place (NE29 6SE) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterville Place (NE29 6SE), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Terrace. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterville Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Collingwood View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penman Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penman Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penman Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penman Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penman Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Shields Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elsdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsdon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nile Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Shields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street Back —
Apr 2026Burglary Prudhoe Street Back Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prudhoe Street Back Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prudhoe Street Back Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary William Street West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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