Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Low Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 85th 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 Low Gardens (NE28 9FB) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Wallsend North average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Gardens (NE28 9FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A186, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benton Rise (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Low Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Benton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A186 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mackley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mackley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mackley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A186 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A186 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A186 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A186 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A186 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Benton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moor Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Benton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mackley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mackley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ridley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowman Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Furrow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Furrow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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