Total Crime Rate

110.5 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kirkwood area has the 29th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Camperdown , and the 221st highest crime rate of 715 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 Kirkwood (NE23 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwood (NE23 7PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redford Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Allanville Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allanville Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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