Total Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookfield area has the lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brookfield (NE27 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Brookfield (NE27 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algernon Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (11 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Algernon Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Algernon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Algernon Drive | Under investigation |
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