Crime Rates at Gibson Street, Wallsend, NE28 7TW

Gibson Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howdon , and the 41st highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gibson Street (NE28 7TW) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 136.1% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 173.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibson Street (NE28 7TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Embleton Avenue, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovecrest Court (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.