Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mutual Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 259th 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 Mutual Street (NE28 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mutual Street (NE28 8JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mutual Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenkinsop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft David Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hedley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Border Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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