Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Forest Avenue area has the 58th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 353rd 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 Forest Avenue (NE12 9AH) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Avenue (NE12 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mowbray Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ashwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Delaval Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mead Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Way South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowbray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Delaval Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hall Road —
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Data Sources

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