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Overview of North Tyneside crime rate

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Crime status in North Tyneside is categorized as medium.

Ranking 12th among 25 proximate boroughs in crime rate, North Tyneside experienced 23,986 incidents in 2023, with a population of 208,967. This indicates a crime rate of 114.78 per 1,000 people, marking a 3.16% rise from the previous year.

The most prevalent crimes are Violence and sexual offences (32.1%), Anti-social behaviour (22.4%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.1%), with the rarest being Possession of weapons (0.9%), Robbery (0.5%), and Theft from the person (0.4%).

Out of 20 wards, the highest crime areas include Riverside (North Tyneside) (252.5), Wallsend (232.9), and Chirton (158.5), whereas the safest wards are Preston (North Tyneside) (66.6), St Mary’s (North Tyneside) (40.5), and Monkseaton North (34.1).

Regarding postcode districts, NE33 (245.1), NE6 (187.4), and NE29 (158.7) report the highest crime rates, while NE7 (85.4), NE25 (67.3), and NE13 (61.3) are the most secure.

In North Tyneside, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour by 12.95% in 2020 and in Shoplifting by 4.12% in 2023. Conversely, Anti-social behaviour saw a significant decrease by 9.88% in 2021 and by 7.6% in 2022. Public order crimes decreased by 1.82% in 2020, 2.04% in 2022, and by 1.86% in 2023. Additionally, Shoplifting and Violence and sexual offences rates dropped by 3.18% and 1.74% respectively in 2020.

North Tyneside crime incidents by crime type

A total of 23986 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 7696 (32.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 5381 (22.4)%
Criminal damage and arson – 2177 (9.1)%
Shoplifting – 1972 (8.2)%
Public order – 1758 (7.3)%
Other theft – 1480 (6.2)%
Vehicle crime – 1354 (5.6)%
Burglary – 713 (3.0)%
Other crime – 441 (1.8)%
Drugs – 382 (1.6)%
Bicycle theft – 211 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 207 (0.9)%
Robbery – 115 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 99 (0.4)%

How does North Tyneside compare against nearby areas ?

North Tyneside ranks 12th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas North Tyneside is compared against

Crime rates in North Tyneside wards

There are 20 wards within North Tyneside. Riverside (North Tyneside), Wallsend, Chirton has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.