Crime Rates at Wiltshire Gardens, Wallsend, NE28 8AL

Wiltshire Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 294th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wiltshire Gardens (NE28 8AL) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Wallsend North average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiltshire Gardens (NE28 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waltham Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.