Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benton Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 231st highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benton Road (NE27 0EP) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Road (NE27 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Turner Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookfield —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayfield —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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