Crime Rates at Airedale, Wallsend, NE28 8TL

Airedale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 88th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Airedale (NE28 8TL) in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 230.6% higher than the Wallsend North average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 750.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airedale (NE28 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A186, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooksmead (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.