Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garth Twenty area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 706 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 Garth Twenty (NE12 6LL) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Twenty (NE12 6LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stratford Close, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Thirty Three (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garth Twenty area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garth Twenty Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garth Thirty Two Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Twenty —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garth Thirty Three Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garth Thirty Three Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garth Thirty Three Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Thirty Three —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killingworth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killingworth Bus Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killingworth Bus Station —
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Data Sources

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