Total Crime Rate

272.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 272.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Park Villas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 57th 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 Park Villas (NE28 7NW) in the last 12 months was 272.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 161.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Villas (NE28 7NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street
Sep 2025Public order Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime North View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lily Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunters Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hunters Lodge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sycamore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Villas Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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