Total Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stanley Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Street (NE28 7DB) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanley Street (NE28 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Howdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Angle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosehill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensworth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Bungalows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilsland Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ravensworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bamburgh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamburgh Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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