Crime Rates at Elgin Avenue, Wallsend, NE28 0PH

Elgin Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 170th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgin Avenue (NE28 0PH) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Avenue (NE28 0PH), 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.