Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochdale Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 251st highest crime rate of 715 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 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Wallsend Central average (169.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% 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 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street West (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochdale Street area

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

Data Sources

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