Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wooler Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 706 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 Wooler Avenue (NE29 7BD) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wooler Avenue (NE29 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weyhill Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amble Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wooler Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallodon Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Alnwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weyhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weyhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Amble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnmouth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnmouth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elsdon Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biddlestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowdham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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