Total Crime Rate
123.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026David Street 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 David Street (NE28 8RA) 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 David Street (NE28 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wallsend Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Frank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Border Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | James Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street West | — |
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