Total Crime Rate

201.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 201.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 104th 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 8RJ) in the last 12 months was 201.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (NE28 8RJ), 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 Hawthorn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft David Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street West
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace 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 Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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