Crime Rates at The Avenue, Wallsend, NE28 6SD

The Avenue 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 The Avenue (NE28 6SD) 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 The Avenue (NE28 6SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastfield Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street West (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.