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

Lynn Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynn Road (NE29 8HT) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Chirton & Percy Main average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynn Road (NE29 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weldon Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.