Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hazel Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Avenue (NE29 9BT) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Chirton & Percy Main average (141.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazel Avenue (NE29 9BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Preston with Preston Grange| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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