Crime Rate in Forest Hall, ward

Forest Hall has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in North Tyneside district and the 2662nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 54th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest Hall in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the North Tyneside district average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest Hall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 252 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 302 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest Hall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Oswin Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.