Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 212th 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 Park Road (NE28 7QP) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (NE28 7QP), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Street. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wallsend Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lily Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grange Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Vine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Vine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Northumberland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Frank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wallsend | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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