Crime Rates at Shakespeare Street, Wallsend, NE28 7DE

Shakespeare Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Shakespeare Street (NE28 7DE) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Howdon average (137.6 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Street (NE28 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willington Terrace, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bamburgh Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.