Postcode · Wallsend
Crime in NE28 7JF
How much crime is recorded in NE28 7JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wallsend East
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,016 (2024)
How safe is NE28 7JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE28 7JF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE28 7JFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Burglary7.39.1
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.