Total Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 154.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colwell Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 117th highest crime rate of 706 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 Colwell Road (NE27 0QA) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 130.5% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwell Road (NE27 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Felton Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lilburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cartington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilburn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booth Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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