Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Etal Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 169th 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 Etal Crescent (NE27 0NT) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 206.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Etal Crescent (NE27 0NT), 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 Etal Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lower Crone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beal Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlsmeadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Greenrigg Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shiremoor —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime James Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etal Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ford Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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