Total Crime Rate

744.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 744.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 212.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.5 10/10
  • Other theft 86.6 10/10
  • Public order 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Citadel East area has the highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 6th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Citadel East (NE12 6DL) in the last 12 months was 744.6 per 1,000 residents and was 835.3% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 277.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Citadel East (NE12 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Thirty Three (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Citadel East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Longstone Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Garth Thirty Three Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garth Thirty Three Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stratford Close —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stratford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stratford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannock —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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