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Crime in NE28 7TN
How much crime is recorded in NE28 7TN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Howdon
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
How safe is NE28 7TN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE28 7TN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 7TNNational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.84.6
Other crime4.71.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.