Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greenside Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 131st highest crime rate of 715 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 Greenside Avenue (NE28 0NH) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 340.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenside Avenue (NE28 0NH), the main crime hotspot is near Purley Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcnamara Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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