Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Churchill Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Churchill Street (NE28 7TD) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Street (NE28 7TD), the main crime hotspot is near Purley Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engine Inn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcnamara Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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