Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Clipsham Close area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clipsham Close (NE12 8SD) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clipsham Close (NE12 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Charnwood Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clipsham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Aylesbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lutterworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langdale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eishort Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knowle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ongar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lutterworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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