Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 206th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Avenue (NE12 9PB) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (NE12 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near Benton. Police recorded 20 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 West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marquis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belvedere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benton Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benton Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eastfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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