Total Crime Rate

337.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 337.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Granville Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 26th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Granville Avenue (NE12 7BB) in the last 12 months was 337.2 per 1,000 residents and was 402.4% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 218.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Avenue (NE12 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Oswin Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Granville Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Delaval Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Way South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hall Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oswin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Delaval Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowbray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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