Postcode · Wallsend
Crime in NE28 8AJ
How much crime is recorded in NE28 8AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Benton
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,666 (2024)
NE28 8AJWallsend
How safe is NE28 8AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE28 8AJ area, well 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
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8AJNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.21.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.