Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Park Avenue area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 715 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 Park Avenue (NE27 0LD) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NE27 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Beal Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beal Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etal Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Crone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shiremoor
Sep 2025Public order Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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