Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 131.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rutland Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 149th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rutland Road (NE28 8QL) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Road (NE28 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Park, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eltringham Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rutland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Apr 2026Public order Firtree Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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