Total Crime Rate

224.0 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 224.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Drugs 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Elmwood Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 77th 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 Elmwood Avenue (NE28 6LA) in the last 12 months was 224.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 142.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Avenue (NE28 6LA), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ravensworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bamburgh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marina Veiw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beverley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bamburgh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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