Total Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 169.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Means Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Means Drive (NE23 7NU) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 180.1% higher than the Camperdown average (60.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Means Drive (NE23 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Means Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locomotion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locomotion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locomotion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locomotion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Means Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Means Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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