Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 51.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barras Gardens area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Camperdown , and the 329th lowest crime rate of 706 local areas in North Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barras Gardens (NE23 7RB) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barras Gardens (NE23 7RB), 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 Barras Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orange Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barras Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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