Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 108.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Crescent Way North area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Way North (NE12 9AR) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Way North (NE12 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Oswin Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Way North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowbray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mead Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oswin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Way South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ashwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Hall Road —
Apr 2026Public order Delaval Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Delaval Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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