Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 25.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Vale area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 182nd 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 Queens Vale (NE28 7JA) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Vale (NE28 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berkley Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnwood Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourtree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baywood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baywood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baywood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belsay Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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