Crime Rates at Monks Wood, North Shields, NE30 2UA

Monks Wood area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Chirton & Percy Main , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monks Wood (NE30 2UA) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Wood (NE30 2UA), the main crime hotspot is near Jedburgh Close. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.