Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benton Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 129 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benton Road (NE7 7EA) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Backworth & Holystone average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Road (NE7 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Four Lane Ends (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balliol Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benton Lodge Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoylake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muirfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends —
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Data Sources

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