Postcode · Wallsend
Crime in NE28 7NJ
How much crime is recorded in NE28 7NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wallsend East
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,909 (2024)
NE28 7NJWallsend
How safe is NE28 7NJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE28 7NJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 7NJNational
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary12.79.1
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.24.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.