Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Vale area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 115th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Vale (NE28 7JS) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 138.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Vale (NE28 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belper Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnwood Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Barnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kings Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coast Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Close —
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Data Sources

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