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Crime in NE12 9SN

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

Neighbourhood
Holystone & Benton
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,941 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE12 9SN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE12 9SN 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9SNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Shoplifting9.58.4
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Other theft4.84.5
Public order3.84.6
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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