Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 40.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northumberland Avenue area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 271st 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 Northumberland Avenue (NE12 9NR) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Avenue (NE12 9NR), 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 Northumberland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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