Total Crime Rate

219.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brussels Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brussels Road (NE28 6SB) in the last 12 months was 219.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brussels Road (NE28 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brussels Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Border Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Border Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Thames Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenkinsop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High Street West Under investigation

Data Sources

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