Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Byland Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 219th 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 Byland Road (NE12 8XT) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byland Road (NE12 8XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield, where police recorded 18 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.

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Crime Over Time in Byland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bilsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensbridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Camsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbridge —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilsdale Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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