Total Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 12.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Holyfields area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 74th lowest 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 Holyfields (NE27 0EX) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyfields (NE27 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algernon Drive, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turner Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holyfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A186
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 2026Other theft A186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A186
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Vehicle crime Heathfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Algernon Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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