Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ringwood Green area has the 47th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 331st highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ringwood Green (NE12 8DR) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ringwood Green (NE12 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Deerbolt Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ringwood Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lambourn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Crescent
Apr 2026Other crime Basingstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aylesbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Altan Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eishort Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basingstoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basingstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashdown Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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