Total Crime Rate
322.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acomb Court area has the highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 28th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Acomb Court (NE12 6YN) in the last 12 months was 322.2 per 1,000 residents and was 431.4% higher than the Camperdown average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acomb Court (NE12 6YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Citadel West, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Killingworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | White Swan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Citadel West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Citadel West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Citadel West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Citadel West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Wynd | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broomlee Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deepdale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Wynd | — |
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