Total Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 156.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.8 7/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kings Road North area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Battle Hill , and the 114th 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 Kings Road North (NE28 9HT) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Battle Hill average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 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 ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road North (NE28 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Weardale Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weardale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Covers —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rae Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order The Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashfield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Avenue North —
Apr 2026Public order Rose Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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