Total Crime Rate

1005.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1005.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 453.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Robbery 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
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

Woolsington Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 4th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolsington Road (NE29 8RU) in the last 12 months was 1005.8 per 1,000 residents and was 711.9% higher than the New York & Murton average (123.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolsington Road (NE29 8RU), the main crime hotspot is near Nunwick Gardens. Police recorded 33 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 Woolsington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coast Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponteland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darras Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunwick Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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