Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 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 93.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandpiper Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 214th 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 Sandpiper Place (NE12 8PE) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% higher than the Camperdown average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Place (NE12 8PE), the main crime hotspot is near Beaumaris Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Farm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merlin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blackfriars Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumaris Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monks Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merlin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Consort Place —
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Data Sources

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