Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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

George Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 196th highest crime rate of 715 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 George Road (NE28 6BU) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Road (NE28 6BU), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tumulus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tumulus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tumulus Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sedley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sedley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Border Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Border Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Border Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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