Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Acres area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 264th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Acres (NE28 7RQ) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower 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 8 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Acres (NE28 7RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 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 The Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lily Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Covers —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Bank —
Apr 2026Public order The Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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