Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.8 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 216.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Kent Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 67th 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 Kent Avenue (NE28 0JE) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 158.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Avenue (NE28 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Rosehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilsland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilsland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marina Veiw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosewood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilston Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosewood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravensworth Street —
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Data Sources

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