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Crime in NE28 9

How much crime is recorded in NE28 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Population
22,163 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE28 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE28 9, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9National
Shoplifting17.98.4
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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