Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Alresford area has the 35th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 284th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alresford (NE12 6PG) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Camperdown average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alresford (NE12 6PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Citadel West, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hauxley (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Killingworth

Crime Over Time in Alresford area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Blenheim Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Citadel West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Citadel West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenacres Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Citadel West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Citadel West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartford
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agincourt
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agincourt

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.