Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.7 4/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Paddock area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddock (NE12 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddock (NE12 6HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stratford Close, where police recorded 98 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 The Paddock area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stratford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garth Twenty Two —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stratford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stratford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stratford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Possession of weapons Garth Thirty Three Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garth Thirty Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Longstone Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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