Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 20.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garth Twenty area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 138th 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 Garth Twenty (NE12 6LP) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Twenty (NE12 6LP), 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 Garth Twenty area

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

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