Total Crime Rate

236.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Public order 55.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Martin Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 70th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Martin Road (NE28 0AG) in the last 12 months was 236.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% higher than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Road (NE28 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Martin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dilston Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dilston Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilston Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marina Veiw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynemouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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