Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Other theft 1.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furrow Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 706 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 Furrow Drive (NE28 9FG) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Wallsend North average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furrow Drive (NE28 9FG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Furrow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benton Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oxen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mackley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mackley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackley Court —
Apr 2026Public order A186 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A186 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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