Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oban Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 81st highest crime rate of 715 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 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oban Avenue (NE28 0PU), 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 Oban Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ennerdale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleby Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sandown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mitford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ennerdale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleby Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Windsor Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Cottages —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matfen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Appleby Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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