Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bayfield area has the 37th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 239th 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 Bayfield (NE27 0BH) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayfield (NE27 0BH), the main crime hotspot is near Turner Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cartington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilburn Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lilburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1322 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1322 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booth Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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