Total Crime Rate
120.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deleval Crescent area has the 28th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 205th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Deleval Crescent (NE27 0FA) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deleval Crescent (NE27 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Haydon Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Backworth & Holystone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevelyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haydon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hartside Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trevelyan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trevelyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevelyan Close | Under investigation |
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