Total Crime Rate

233.6 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 233.6 10/10
  • Other theft 98.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Potter Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potter Street (NE28 6TZ) in the last 12 months was 233.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% higher than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Street (NE28 6TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Armstrong Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Addison Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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