Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 149th 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 North Road (NE28 8RH) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (NE28 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frank Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Frank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Frank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Frank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft David Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Atkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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