Crime Rates at Ridge Way, Wallsend, NE28 9FF

Ridge Way area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 8th 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 Ridge Way (NE28 9FF) in the last 12 months was 650.3 per 1,000 residents and was 891.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 213.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Way (NE28 9FF), 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.