Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 159th highest crime rate of 706 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 Park Avenue (NE28 8DE) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NE28 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near John Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Burglary Reid Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reid Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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