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 5th highest crime rate of 706 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 672.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1209.4% higher than the Wallsend North average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 163.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.9% 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 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benton Rise (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.