Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Churcher Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Wallsend Central , and the 210th 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 Churcher Gardens (NE28 9ET) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churcher Gardens (NE28 9ET), the main crime hotspot is near Hardy Grove. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churcher Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hardy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcilvenna Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour O'Hanlon Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollings Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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