Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Killingworth Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 140th highest crime rate of 706 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 Killingworth Avenue (NE27 0AY) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Killingworth Avenue (NE27 0AY), 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 Killingworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killingworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilley Lane 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
Apr 2026Other crime Killingworth Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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