Total Crime Rate

183.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 183.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ilford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 81st 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 Ilford Road (NE28 0LU) in the last 12 months was 183.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilford Road (NE28 0LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilsland Avenue, where police recorded 26 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 Ilford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilsland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilsland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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