Total Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garth Twentyfour area has the 36th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garth Twentyfour (NE12 6HL) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garth Twentyfour (NE12 6HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Twenty Four, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Twenty Seven (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Killingworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garth Twenty Four | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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