Total Crime Rate

166.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydney Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 135th 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 Sydney Grove (NE28 9HE) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 153.5% higher than the Wallsend North average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 460.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Grove (NE28 9HE), the main crime hotspot is near Hardy Grove. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcilvenna Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Exeter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardy Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sydney Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churcher Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churcher Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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