Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Backworth Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 196th 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 Backworth Lane (NE27 0AD) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Backworth Lane (NE27 0AD), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Backworth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killingworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Killingworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Killingworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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