Total Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 17.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cornmill Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornmill Crescent (NE27 0LA) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornmill Crescent (NE27 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farm Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbottle Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornmill Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowchester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Close
Apr 2026Burglary Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Close
Apr 2026Other crime Harbottle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harbottle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Close

Data Sources

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