Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Buttermere Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 198th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttermere Close (NE12 6TR) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttermere Close (NE12 6TR), 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 Buttermere Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swindale Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Redwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cypress Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Angus Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Rothbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Court —
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Data Sources

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