Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Diamond Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 241st highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Diamond Street (NE28 8RX) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 10 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 ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diamond Street (NE28 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Diamond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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