Total Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glebe Terrace area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 67th 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 Terrace (NE12 7JS) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Terrace (NE12 7JS), 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.
View Crime In Forest Hall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Burn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Myrtle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Burn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Crescent | Under investigation |
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