Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 8th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 293rd lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (NE28 8RQ) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (NE28 8RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Street (51 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 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lily Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frank Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft David Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisle Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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