Crime Rate in Backworth & Holystone, ward

Backworth & Holystone has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in North Tyneside district and the 2756th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 138th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Backworth & Holystone in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the North Tyneside district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Backworth & Holystone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 346 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Backworth & Holystone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.