Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wardle Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 193rd 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 Wardle Drive (NE23 7DE) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardle Drive (NE23 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wardle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bowman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Annitsford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowman Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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