Crime Rates at Ashfield Gardens, Wallsend, NE28 8AP

Ashfield Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Gardens (NE28 8AP) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Gardens (NE28 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Brooksmead. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.