Total Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haydon Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Haydon Drive (NE28 0BH) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haydon Drive (NE28 0BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howdon, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clavering Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Howdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clavering Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howdon Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clavering Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Auburn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howdon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howdon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howdon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howdon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howdon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howdon | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Housesteads Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haydon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dilston Grange | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeaton Court | Awaiting court outcome |
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