Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tynemouth Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 37th highest crime rate of 715 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 Tynemouth Road (NE28 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 142.2% higher than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynemouth Road (NE28 0LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Howdon. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 25 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edwin Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denbigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howdon Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynemouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dilston Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dilston Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lisle Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caroline Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Howdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Howdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marske Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Marske Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolam Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marske Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howdon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howdon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howdon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilston Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Caroline Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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