Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

New York Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 137th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New York Road (NE27 0TS) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 108.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New York Road (NE27 0TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New York Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horton Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kirkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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