Longbenton
Middle areaThe west of the North Tyneside. 9,542 people in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Longbenton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Longbenton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Longbenton at a rate of 73.7 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 | 245 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 149 |
| Other crime | 146 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Burglary | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Longbenton compares
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Is Longbenton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Longbenton at a rate of 73.7 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, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Longbenton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (245), anti-social behaviour (149) and other crime (146).
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 Longbenton alone. See North Tyneside
Longbenton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Longbenton was £180,500 in 2025.
Longbenton had 9,306 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Longbenton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Longbenton, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.