Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 94.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Derwent Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 207th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Way (NE12 6TP) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Camperdown average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Way (NE12 6TP), the main crime hotspot is near Swindale Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cypress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swindale Drive —
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Data Sources

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