Total Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 13.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Leicester Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Wallsend North , and the 84th 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 Leicester Close (NE28 9YX) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Wallsend North average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Close (NE28 9YX), 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 Leicester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order A186 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hardy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mackley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mackley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mackley Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benton Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coverdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ridley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oxen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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