Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barley Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Way (NE12 7BN) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barley Way (NE12 7BN), the main crime hotspot is near A1056. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camperdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1056 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A1056 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlay Court | — |
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