Crime Rates at Ridley Avenue, Wallsend, NE28 0DX

Ridley Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 715 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 Ridley Avenue (NE28 0DX) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Avenue (NE28 0DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marske Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firtrees Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.