Total Crime Rate

66.8 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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brenkley Avenue area has the 50th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 339th highest crime rate of 715 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 Brenkley Avenue (NE27 0PS) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brenkley Avenue (NE27 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emmerson Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Felton Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brenkley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayfield —
Sep 2025Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Emmerson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kirkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Place —
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Data Sources

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