Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE12 9TR
How much crime is recorded in NE12 9TR, 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)
How safe is NE12 9TR
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 9TR 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
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 9TRNational
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
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.