Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 24th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 197th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Street (NE28 7TE) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Howdon average (137.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 264.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Street (NE28 7TE), the main crime hotspot is near Dovecrest Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 58 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Engine Inn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcnamara Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecrest Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecrest Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilsland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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