Total Crime Rate

59.6 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 59.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Benton Lane area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 335th lowest 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 Benton Lane (NE12 8EE) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Camperdown average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Lane (NE12 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesters Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Balliol Business Park East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eishort Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eishort Way —
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Data Sources

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