Total Crime Rate

234.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 234.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Other theft 58.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vine Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 55th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vine Street (NE28 6JB) in the last 12 months was 234.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vine Street (NE28 6JB), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Street. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vine Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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