Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Clifton Terrace area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 706 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 Clifton Terrace (NE12 9NP) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Terrace (NE12 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Burn Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
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Data Sources

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