Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northumbrian Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Northumbrian Way (NE29 6XG) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Chirton & Percy Main average (168.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northumbrian Way (NE29 6XG), the main crime hotspot is near Elsdon Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chirton & Percy Main| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardonnel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elsdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penman Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Locomotion Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingdom Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingdom Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Locomotion Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Locomotion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowntree Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowntree Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowntree Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Stephenson Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrift Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Locomotion Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thrift Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kestrel Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elsdon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elsdon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blucher Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Penman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Penman Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penman Place | β |
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