Total Crime Rate
170.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harewood Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 706 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 Harewood Close (NE25 9NT) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 154.4% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harewood Close (NE25 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Harewood Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Monkseaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Otterburn Avenue | Under investigation |
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