Total Crime Rate

134.6 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Greenlea area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 176th 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 Greenlea (NE29 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenlea (NE29 8HQ), 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 Greenlea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenlea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenlea Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenlea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mafeking Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mafeking Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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