Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cartington Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 299th 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 Cartington Road (NE29 7BL) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartington Road (NE29 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bawtry Grove, where police recorded 30 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 Cartington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallodon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bawtry Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Amble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowdham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weyhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weyhill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biddlestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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