Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Shrewsbury Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrewsbury Drive (NE27 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Drive (NE27 0JQ), 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 Ashbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telford Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Shrewsbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrewsbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sharnford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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