Total Crime Rate

145.1 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 145.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 160th highest crime rate of 715 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 Holly Avenue (NE28 6PL) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Avenue (NE28 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coach Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Coach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davy Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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