Crime Rates at Verne Road, North Shields, NE29 7DR

Verne Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 165th 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 Verne Road (NE29 7DR) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verne Road (NE29 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norham Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nunwick Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.