Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 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

Morley Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 228th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Place (NE27 0QS) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Place (NE27 0QS), 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 Morley Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shiremoor —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Etal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Etal Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadnell Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Lesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earsdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shiremoor —
Apr 2026Burglary Shiremoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shiremoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shiremoor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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