Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

This area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE27 0AL) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE27 0AL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Willows (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in NE27 0AL area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telford Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ashbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Close —
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashbourne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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