Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

College Lane area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Lane (NE12 8AB) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Lane (NE12 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Four Lane Ends (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lambourn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends —
Apr 2026Other theft Carolyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoylake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muirfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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