Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mcnamara Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Howdon , and the 114th 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 Mcnamara Road (NE28 7DP) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% lower than the Howdon average (109.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Mcnamara Road (NE28 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Dovecrest Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 26 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Priors Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simonside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Threap Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Threap Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Threap Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Threap Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Threap Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Threap Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecrest Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecrest Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecrest Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecrest Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecrest Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dovecrest Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simonside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simonside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Threap Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edward Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Craster Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Bungalows | Under investigation |
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