Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Burnside Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 180th 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 Burnside Avenue (NE23 7AT) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnside Avenue (NE23 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lee Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burnside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barras Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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