Total Crime Rate
136.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow Vale area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 172nd highest 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 Meadow Vale (NE27 0BD) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Vale (NE27 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Vale (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Backworth & Holystone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hotspur South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fenwick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenwick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fenwick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haydon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Algernon Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartside Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Algernon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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