Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Union 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 Union Street (NE28 6BW) 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 Union Street (NE28 6BW), the main crime hotspot is near Frank Street. 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 Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neptune Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Philiphaugh Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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