Total Crime Rate

342.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 342.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Dereham Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 36th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dereham Way (NE29 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 342.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.1% higher than the New York & Murton average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Way (NE29 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greenlea. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dereham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farleigh Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenlea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mafeking Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenlea Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenlea Under investigation
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Data Sources

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