Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Falmouth Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 706 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 Falmouth Road (NE29 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falmouth Road (NE29 8PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehouse Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Truro Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Falmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acton Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melford Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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