Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cornmill Crescent area has the 49th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 332nd highest 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 Cornmill Crescent (NE27 0ND) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornmill Crescent (NE27 0ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbottle Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornmill Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrayfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbottle Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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