Total Crime Rate

288.1 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 288.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Station Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 52nd 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 Station Road (NE27 0AB) in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 261.9% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 588.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (NE27 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Vale. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hotspur South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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