Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 106.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Barnstaple Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 185th 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 Barnstaple Road (NE29 8QG) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnstaple Road (NE29 8QG), the main crime hotspot is near Truro Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnstaple Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truro Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Truro Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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