Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wark Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 154th 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 Wark Avenue (NE29 7EL) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wark Avenue (NE29 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Bellister Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wark Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Knarsdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Craster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stannington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stamfordham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Craster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wark Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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