Crime Rates at Alnwick Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7AX

Alnwick Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 171st highest crime rate of 715 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 Alnwick Avenue (NE29 7AX) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Chirton & Percy Main average (168.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnwick Avenue (NE29 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mindrum Terrace, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craster Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.