Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glebe Crescent area has the 60th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 347th 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 Glebe Crescent (NE12 7JR) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glebe Crescent (NE12 7JR), 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 Glebe Crescent area

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

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