Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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

Killingworth Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 309th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Killingworth Avenue (NE27 0AX) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Killingworth Avenue (NE27 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Square. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Killingworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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