Total Crime Rate
198.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanton Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 108th 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 Stanton Road (NE27 0PW) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanton Road (NE27 0PW), 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.
View Crime In Backworth & Holystone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmerson Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ford Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lesbury Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kirkley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Emmerson Place | Under investigation |
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