Crime Rates at Lynn Road, North Shields, NE29 8HS

Lynn Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 129th 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 Lynn Road (NE29 8HS) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Chirton & Percy Main average (168.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynn Road (NE29 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Weldon Place. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.