Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windsor Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windsor Drive (NE28 0PL) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Drive (NE28 0PL), 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 Windsor Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lisle Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Cottages
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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