Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Archer Villas area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 243rd 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 Archer Villas (NE28 7EX) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Villas (NE28 7EX), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Church Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haggie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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