Total Crime Rate

137.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Coast Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 170th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coast Road (NE28 8DA) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coast Road (NE28 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churcher Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coast Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour O'Hanlon Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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