Total Crime Rate

202.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 202.0 9/10
  • Other theft 63.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Avenue (NE28 6PB) in the last 12 months was 202.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Avenue (NE28 6PB), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Villas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Grange Villas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime North View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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