Total Crime Rate

205.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elm Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 70th highest crime rate of 706 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 Elm Terrace (NE28 7NU) in the last 12 months was 205.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Terrace (NE28 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Villas, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lily Bank (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road South —
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lily Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Bank —
Apr 2026Other theft Hunters Lodge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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