Total Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgefield area has the 57th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 348th 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 Edgefield (NE27 0BT) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgefield (NE27 0BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algernon Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmerson Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgefield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Emmerson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Algernon Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevelyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevelyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trevelyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevelyan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield —
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Data Sources

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