Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Balkwell Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 98th 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 Balkwell Avenue (NE29 7JF) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balkwell Avenue (NE29 7JF), the main crime hotspot is near Bellister Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balkwell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallodon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnmouth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendower Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bardolph Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alnmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bellister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biddlestone Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnmouth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alnwick Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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