Total Crime Rate
91.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cragside Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 274th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cragside Gardens (NE28 7DS) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cragside Gardens (NE28 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Dovecrest Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Howdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mcnamara Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecrest Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecrest Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bondfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Engine Inn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilsland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenside Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Threap Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Threap Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threap Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Threap Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Threap Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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