Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Anselm Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 337th lowest 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 St Anselm Crescent (NE29 8BL) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the New York & Murton average (123.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anselm Crescent (NE29 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Billy Mill Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darras Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Anselm Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelphi Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darras Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponteland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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