Total Crime Rate

1171.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1171.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 485.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 194.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.8 10/10
  • Public order 84.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aldwych Drive area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New York & Murton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 715 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 Aldwych Drive (NE29 8SZ) in the last 12 months was 1171.5 per 1,000 residents and was 728.9% higher than the New York & Murton average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 252.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldwych Drive (NE29 8SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Aldwych Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aldwych Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Woolsington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farleigh Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darras Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldwych Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwych Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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