Total Crime Rate

782.4 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 782.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 286.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 164.1 10/10
  • Public order 95.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.0 10/10
  • Other theft 38.2 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
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

Atkinson Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 5th 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 Atkinson Terrace (NE28 6RE) in the last 12 months was 782.4 per 1,000 residents and was 362.8% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -89.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 404.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atkinson Terrace (NE28 6RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 147 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 Atkinson Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallsend Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hugh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hugh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street
Sep 2025Public order Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallsend

Data Sources

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