Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 195th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tynemouth Road (NE28 0BA) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Howdon average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynemouth Road (NE28 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near Howdon. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynemouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Timlin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marske Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Marske Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marske Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marske Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rutherford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marske Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Denbigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynemouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynemouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laing Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howdon —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolam Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howdon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howdon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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