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Crime in NE12 7BX

How much crime is recorded in NE12 7BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Forest Hall & West Moor
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,657 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE12 7BX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE12 7BX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NE12 7BXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary5.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.34.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.51.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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