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Crime in NE12 8AZ

How much crime is recorded in NE12 8AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Holystone & Benton
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,886 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE12 8AZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE12 8AZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 8AZNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary6.99.1
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025

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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