Total Crime Rate

177.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 177.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oban Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 85th highest crime rate of 706 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 Oban Avenue (NE28 0PU) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% higher than the Howdon average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oban Avenue (NE28 0PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matfen Gardens, where police recorded 23 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 Oban Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amberley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matfen Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Matfen Gardens 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 2026Drugs Derwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandown Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ennerdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Derwent Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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