Total Crime Rate
56.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windsor Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 706 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 Windsor Street (NE28 8SE) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Wallsend Central average (141.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windsor Street (NE28 8SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street West (30 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John 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 | Other theft | John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Border Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elton Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albert Avenue | Under investigation |
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