Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 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
  • Public order 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

The Oval area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (NE12 9PP) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (NE12 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Belvedere Gardens. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darsley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belvedere Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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