Total Crime Rate

346.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.8 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 346.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Warwick Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 706 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 Warwick Road (NE28 6RT) in the last 12 months was 346.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.1% higher than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 183.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Road (NE28 6RT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Warwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Philiphaugh Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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