Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heathfield area has the 48th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 706 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 Heathfield (NE27 0BP) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield (NE27 0BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algernon Drive, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmerson Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heathfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1322 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1322 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emmerson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Awaiting court outcome
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Algernon Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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