Total Crime Rate

324.9 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 324.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Taunton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 41st 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 Taunton Close (NE28 0QR) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 136.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 173.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Close (NE28 0QR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitford Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Mitford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matfen Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandholm Close 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 Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tiverton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bewick Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bewick Park —
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Data Sources

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