Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 197.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tynemouth Road (NE28 0BB) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynemouth Road (NE28 0BB), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Marske Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marske Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howdon
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howdon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howdon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Gardens
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Denbigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Housesteads Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosewood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosewood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marske Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Grove

Data Sources

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