Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cresswell Avenue area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 322nd highest 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 Cresswell Avenue (NE12 9DU) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Avenue (NE12 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farne Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cresswell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Way South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Amble Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rocket Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rocket Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmers Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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