Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holly Close area has the 48th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 335th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Close (NE12 6GT) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Camperdown average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holly Close (NE12 6GT), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Killingworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cypress Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Angus Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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