Every month, new crime data is uploaded to police.uk and includes statistics about the type of crime in each area of Tyneside.
The latest figures have been released and refer to December last year.
Looking at the neighbourhoods across North Tyneside, violent and sexual offences regularly appear in the top reported crimes. And the ten neighbourhoods where the most reports about these kinds of offences have been revealed.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), sexual offences include non-consensual crimes such as rape or sexual assault, crimes against children including child sexual abuse or grooming, and crimes that exploit others for a sexual purpose, whether in person or online.
And the CPS defines violent crime as covering a variety of offences – ranging from common assault to murder. It also encompasses the use of weapons such as firearms, knives and corrosive substances like acid.
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2. Byker and Walker
There were 196 reports of violent and sexual offences in this area in December. | Google
3. North Shields
There were 185 reports of violent and sexual offences in this area in December. Photo: North Tyneside Council
4. Blyth
To the northern edge of the region, there were 145 reports of violent and sexual offences across December in Blyth. Photo: Google