Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 65.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cragside Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 160th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cragside Avenue (NE29 8LD) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the New York & Murton average (123.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cragside Avenue (NE29 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehouse Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acton Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cragside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynn Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Billy Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acton Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
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Data Sources

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