Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.1 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 220.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Coniston Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coniston Road (NE28 0EP) in the last 12 months was 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 119.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniston Road (NE28 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beal Gardens, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elgin Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coniston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Beal Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matfen Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matfen Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beal Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beal Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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