Total Crime Rate

267.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 267.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Means Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 59th highest crime rate of 715 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 267.3 per 1,000 residents and was 250.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Means Drive (NE23 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shillaw Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Means Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Colliers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Colliers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Allanville Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allanville Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reed Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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