Postcode · Wallsend
Crime in NE28 9ST
How much crime is recorded in NE28 9ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Battle Hill East
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,406 (2024)
NE28 9STWallsend
How safe is NE28 9ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE28 9ST area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9STNational
Shoplifting24.18.4
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Burglary7.39.1
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.