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

Wensleydale Drive 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 Wensleydale Drive (NE12 7JH) 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 Wensleydale Drive (NE12 7JH), the main crime hotspot is near Burn Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensleydale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clydedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wens Leydale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Glebe Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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