Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bowes Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 127th highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowes Walk (NE12 8HL) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowes Walk (NE12 8HL), 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 Bowes Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lambourn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tenbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Basingstoke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basingstoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Basingstoke Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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