Postcode · Wallsend
Crime in NE28 8PJ
How much crime is recorded in NE28 8PJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wallsend East
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,781 (2024)
NE28 8PJWallsend
How safe is NE28 8PJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE28 8PJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 8PJNational
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Burglary32.69.1
Criminal damage and arson16.44.7
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Other theft7.74.5
Shoplifting7.38.4
Public order6.24.6
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs4.42.4
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.