Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rochdale Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 248th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochdale Street (NE28 8LA) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochdale Street (NE28 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street West (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary High Street West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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