Total Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eastfield Road 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 Eastfield Road (NE12 8BD) 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 Eastfield Road (NE12 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benton, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denbeigh Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longbenton & Benton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beech Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carolyn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eastfield Terrace | Under investigation |
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