Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 132.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 147th highest crime rate of 706 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 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.2% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bywell Grove (NE27 0LY), the main crime hotspot is near Park Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allendale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bywell Grove —
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Data Sources

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