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Crime in North Tyneside by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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5,704crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+17%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Seaton Burnlowest rate44.1 per 1,000 a year
90.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Camperdown (-19%), Backworth (-6%) and Burradon (-1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Percy MainNE29 · 4,683 residents 254.5▲ 3%violence
2North ShieldsNE29 · 57,664 residents 180.2▲ 16%anti-social behaviour
3TynemouthNE30 · 37,988 residents 172.4▲ 19%anti-social behaviour
4ChirtonNE29 · 17,673 residents 169.3▲ 18%shoplifting
5HowdonNE28 · 53,737 residents 143.8▲ 6%violence
6Meadow WellNE29 · 14,681 residents 134.3▲ 2%violence
7Killingworth VillageNE12 · 32,492 residents 97.9▲ 24%shoplifting
8New YorkNE29 · 59,801 residents 97.3▲ 30%shoplifting
9HolystoneNE27 · 9,517 residents 96.7▲ 3%shoplifting
10WallsendNE28 · 63,808 residents 95.2▲ 5%violence
11Forest HallNE12 · 44,169 residents 92.5▲ 34%violence
12CullercoatsNE30 · 44,977 residents 92.5▲ 24%shoplifting
13KillingworthNE12 · 30,743 residents 90.9▲ 29%violence
14AnnitsfordNE23 · 5,761 residents 90.3▲ 8%violence
15PrestonNE29 · 10,405 residents 89.6▲ 89%shoplifting
16CamperdownNE12 · 8,199 residents 89.3▼ 19%violence
17MonkseatonNE25 · 51,505 residents 84.1▲ 40%shoplifting
18BentonNE12 · 55,802 residents 83.5▲ 41%shoplifting
19Whitley BayNE26 · 47,873 residents 83▲ 33%shoplifting
20ShiremoorNE27 · 32,136 residents 79.9▲ 22%shoplifting
21BurradonNE23 · 6,641 residents 77.7▼ 1%violence
22DudleyNE23 · 19,767 residents 77.1▲ 1%violence
23BackworthNE27 · 8,112 residents 71▼ 6%shoplifting
24WideopenNE13 · 9,147 residents 59.9▲ 6%anti-social behaviour
25Seaton BurnNE13 · 4,631 residents 44.1▼ 7%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of North Tyneside have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Seaton Burn, Wideopen, Backworth, Dudley and Burradon.

Which areas of North Tyneside have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Percy Main, North Shields, Tynemouth, Chirton and Howdon.

Is crime going up or down in North Tyneside?

Across North Tyneside, 5,704 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 17% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.