Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Greenwood area has the 58th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood (NE12 6FE) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood (NE12 6FE), the main crime hotspot is near Garth Twenty Seven. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Applewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Applewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Applewood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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