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Crime in NE12 9QX

How much crime is recorded in NE12 9QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Holystone & Benton
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,005 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE12 9QX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE12 9QX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 9QXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary14.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order6.44.6
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 72% 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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