Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Weardale Avenue area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 249th 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 Weardale Avenue (NE12 7HX) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weardale Avenue (NE12 7HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burn Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenbury Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weardale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wens Leydale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clydedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tenbury Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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