Crime Rates at Wark Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7EL

Wark Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 129th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wark Avenue (NE29 7EL) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wark Avenue (NE29 7EL), 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.