Total Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolsington Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 242nd 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 Woolsington Road (NE29 8RT) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolsington Road (NE29 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Norham Road North. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In New York & Murton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coast Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ponteland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelphi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westmorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darras Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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