Chirton
Middle areaThe south east of the North Tyneside. 8,320 people in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 35% of people in Chirton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chirton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chirton at a rate of 126.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.4 per 1,000 people across North Tyneside.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 306 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 217 |
| Other crime | 209 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 120 |
| Shoplifting | 98 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chirton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chirton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chirton at a rate of 126.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.4 per 1,000 people across North Tyneside.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 106 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chirton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), anti-social behaviour (217) and other crime (209).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Tyneside
These figures are published for the whole of North Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not Chirton alone. See North Tyneside
Chirton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chirton was £165,000 in 2025.
Chirton had 7,745 usual residents at the census.
About 35% of people in Chirton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chirton, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.