Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bywell Grove area has the 20th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 156th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bywell Grove (NE27 0LY) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bywell Grove (NE27 0LY), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bywell Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Seaton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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