Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avondale Avenue area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 706 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 Avondale Avenue (NE12 7HT) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Avenue (NE12 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burn Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glebe Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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