Total Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfield area has the 30th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 715 local areas in North Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield (NE12 8UF) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield (NE12 8UF), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bilsdale Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbridge —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Farm Wynd Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Farm Wynd Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bilsdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bilsdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thirlwall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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