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

Grange Villas 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 Grange Villas (NE28 7PL) 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 Grange Villas (NE28 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Chestnut Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lily Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs High Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grange Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Bank —
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hunters Lodge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vine Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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