Total Crime Rate

284.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 284.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bede Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 54th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bede Close (NE12 9SN) in the last 12 months was 284.8 per 1,000 residents and was 257.8% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bede Close (NE12 9SN), the main crime hotspot is near St Cuthbert'S Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bede Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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