Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Halton Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 247th 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 Halton Drive (NE27 0SG) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% higher than the Backworth & Holystone average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halton Drive (NE27 0SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Algernon Drive, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Vale (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hartside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Algernon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Algernon Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hartside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fenwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Algernon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haydon Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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