Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Strawberry Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 715 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 Strawberry Gardens (NE28 8BA) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Wallsend North average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strawberry Gardens (NE28 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Brooksmead. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strawberry Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brooksmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brooksmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brooksmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigges Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coverdale
Sep 2025Burglary Brooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westburn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westburn Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westburn Gardens

Data Sources

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