Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 72.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 281st highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falmouth Road (NE29 8PT) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falmouth Road (NE29 8PT), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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