Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tynemouth Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 184th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tynemouth Road (NE28 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynemouth Road (NE28 0AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Firtrees Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tynemouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cleveland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firtrees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cleveland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolam Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firtrees Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Firtrees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Firtrees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firtrees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firtrees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firtrees Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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