Total Crime Rate
149.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Archer Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 706 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 Archer Street (NE28 7AA) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Howdon average (109.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archer Street (NE28 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitby Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glanton Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wallsend Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glanton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Archer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishops Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitby Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haggie Avenue | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.