Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Lane area has the 66th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 306th 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 West Lane (NE12 7BE) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Lane (NE12 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Lime Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leybourne Dene (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Lane area

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Data Sources

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