Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wilberforce Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 176th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wilberforce Street (NE28 6BS) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilberforce Street (NE28 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tumulus Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wallsend Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tumulus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | James Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neptune Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Border Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | George Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Philiphaugh | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tumulus Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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