Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hartside Crescent area has the 36th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartside Crescent (NE27 0SD) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartside Crescent (NE27 0SD), the main crime hotspot is near Haydon Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartside Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haydon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hartside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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