Howdon
Middle areaThe south east of the North Tyneside. 6,438 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 26% of people in Howdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Howdon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Howdon at a rate of 93.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.4 per 1,000 people across North Tyneside.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 211 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 136 |
| Other crime | 97 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Shoplifting | 57 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Howdon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Howdon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Howdon at a rate of 93.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.4 per 1,000 people across North Tyneside.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Howdon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (211), anti-social behaviour (136) and other crime (97).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Tyneside
These figures are published for the whole of North Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not Howdon alone. See North Tyneside
Howdon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Howdon was £144,000 in 2025.
Howdon had 6,408 usual residents at the census.
About 26% of people in Howdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Howdon, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.