Total Crime Rate

214.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Thorntree Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 89th 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 Thorntree Close (NE25 9NP) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 169.6% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorntree Close (NE25 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Harewood Crescent. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorntree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterburn Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otterburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ludlow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arundel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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