Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Robbery 27.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Plantation Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 706 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 Plantation Street (NE28 6RD) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Street (NE28 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plantation Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wallsend Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buddle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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