Total Crime Rate

395.0 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 395.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.2 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Teal Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Backworth & Holystone , and the 30th 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 Teal Close (NE7 7TG) in the last 12 months was 395.0 per 1,000 residents and was 396.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -81.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 163.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teal Close (NE7 7TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Four Lane Ends (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Teal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Front Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Hoylake Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends Interchange —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary College Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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