Crime Rates at Morwick Road, North Shields, NE29 8JF

Morwick Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 15th highest crime rate of 706 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 Morwick Road (NE29 8JF) in the last 12 months was 465.2 per 1,000 residents and was 229.3% higher than the Chirton & Percy Main average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 243.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morwick Road (NE29 8JF), 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.