Crime Rates at Fenwick Close, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0RL

Fenwick Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 19th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fenwick Close (NE27 0RL) in the last 12 months was 411.3 per 1,000 residents and was 512.9% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 128.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenwick Close (NE27 0RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algernon Drive, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Vale (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.