Total Crime Rate
89.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chesters Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 280th highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chesters Avenue (NE12 8JP) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chesters Avenue (NE12 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Charnwood Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camperdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eishort Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lutterworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lutterworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lutterworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lutterworth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eishort Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rowanberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowanberry Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lutterworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knowle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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