Crime Rate in Howdon, ward

Howdon has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 wards in North Tyneside district and the 800th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 84th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Howdon in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the North Tyneside district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Howdon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 780 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 59.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 952 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Howdon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dovecrest Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.