Total Crime Rate

327.2 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 327.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.7 7/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Holly Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 40th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Avenue (NE28 6PA) in the last 12 months was 327.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 132.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Avenue (NE28 6PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wooley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Sep 2025Other crime North View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Frank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallsend —
Sep 2025Public order Atkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hugh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hugh Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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