Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Meadow Vale area has the 39th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 249th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Vale (NE27 0BD) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Vale (NE27 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algernon Drive, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Vale (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Algernon Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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