Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Craster Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 706 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 Craster Avenue (NE27 0PD) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craster Avenue (NE27 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Beal Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emmerson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadnell Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilburn Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lilburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Etal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earsdon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beal Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booth Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etal Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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