Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

This area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 254th 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 This (NE28 7BA) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE28 7BA, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Threap Gardens, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in NE28 7BA area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Threap Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priors Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Threap Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Threap Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threap Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threap Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threap Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glanton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threap Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threap Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Angle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priors Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishops Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishops Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Archer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Craster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Bungalows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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