Total Crime Rate
264.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartley Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 44th 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 Hartley Mews (NE27 0RR) in the last 12 months was 264.2 per 1,000 residents and was 293.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartley Mews (NE27 0RR), the main crime hotspot is near Emmerson Place. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shiremoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Emmerson Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Emmerson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B1322 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Booth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevelyan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Viscount Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1322 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Viscount Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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