New York & Murton
WardThe east of the North Tyneside. About 8,695 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 76% of people in New York & Murton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How New York & Murton compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New York & Murton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New York & Murton at a rate of 143.9 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, 128 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New York & Murton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (316), shoplifting (292) and anti-social behaviour (205).
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 ward, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not New York & Murton alone. See North Tyneside
New York & Murton in brief
New York & Murton had 8,416 usual residents at the census.
About 76% of people in New York & Murton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New York & Murton, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In New York & Murton, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.