Total Crime Rate

308.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 308.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Harnham Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 32nd 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 Harnham Avenue (NE29 7LA) in the last 12 months was 308.0 per 1,000 residents and was 118.0% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harnham Avenue (NE29 7LA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harnham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Alnwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bellister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunwick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwick Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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