Total Crime Rate

29.3 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 29.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Granville Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 191st 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 Granville Drive (NE12 9LA) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 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 ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Drive (NE12 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravenswood Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croft Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Granville Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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