Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Connaught Gardens area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 220th 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 Connaught Gardens (NE12 8AT) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Gardens (NE12 8AT), 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 Connaught Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clydedale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wens Leydale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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