Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Farm Wynd area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 706 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 Wynd (NE12 8UH) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Farm Wynd (NE12 8UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mendip Way, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscobel Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longbenton & Benton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bilsdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscobel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilsdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Camsey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monks Park Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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