Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Shrewsbury Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 155th 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 Shrewsbury Drive (NE27 0JH) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Drive (NE27 0JH), the main crime hotspot is near Sharnford Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shrewsbury Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ashbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharnford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telford Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrewsbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shrewsbury Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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