Crime Rates at West Farm Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8LT

West Farm Avenue area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 715 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 West Farm Avenue (NE12 8LT) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Farm Avenue (NE12 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fontburn Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charnwood Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.