Crime Rates at Oxen Drive, Wallsend, NE28 9FJ

Oxen Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 291st 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 Oxen Drive (NE28 9FJ) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxen Drive (NE28 9FJ), 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.