Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 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 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Boyd Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 293rd highest 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 Boyd Road (NE28 7SA) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyd Road (NE28 7SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street East, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boyd Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westmoreland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Crescent
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Northumberland Street Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs High Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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