Crime Rates at Barn Close, Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 7EA

Barn Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barn Close (NE12 7EA) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Close (NE12 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Harriot Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.