Total Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marks Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 90th highest crime rate of 715 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 St Marks Court (NE27 0RS) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 168.6% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Court (NE27 0RS), the main crime hotspot is near Emmerson Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevelyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevelyan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Trevelyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Emmerson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevelyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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