Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 42.6 4/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Clara Avenue area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 281st 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 Clara Avenue (NE27 0HW) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clara Avenue (NE27 0HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shiremoor, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Etal Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clara Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shiremoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etal Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Etal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shiremoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadnell Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Shiremoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shiremoor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shiremoor —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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