Total Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wilson Terrace area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 63rd 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 Wilson Terrace (NE12 7JP) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilson Terrace (NE12 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burn Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delaval Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Backworth & Holystone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Delaval Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myrtle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Delaval Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Delaval Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Glebe Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Delaval Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Teesdale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Teesdale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delaval Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Delaval Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wens Leydale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burn Avenue | Under investigation |
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