Total Crime Rate

232.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 232.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Camperdown area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 109th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 Camperdown (NE5 2AF) in the last 12 months was 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 319.5% higher than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camperdown (NE5 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitbeck Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hotch Pudding Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camperdown area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coltpark Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksley Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayshield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotch Pudding Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corsenside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corsenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deer Bush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deer Bush Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deer Bush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deer Bush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deer Bush Under investigation
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Data Sources

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