Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Widnes Place area has the 47th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 317th highest crime rate of 715 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 Widnes Place (NE12 8DH) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Camperdown average (76.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -74.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widnes Place (NE12 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Deerbolt Place. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Widnes Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Basingstoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Deerbolt Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerbolt Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstonbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstonbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Basingstoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tenbury Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenbury Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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