Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnstaple Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 310th highest crime rate of 715 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 Barnstaple Road (NE29 8QG) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the New York & Murton average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnstaple Road (NE29 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tintern Crescent, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnstaple Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tintern Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sherborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truro Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnstaple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridport Road —
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Data Sources

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