Crime Rate in Beacon and Bents, ward

Beacon and Bents has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in South Tyneside district and the 62nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 4th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Beacon and Bents in the last 12 months was 362.5 per 1,000 residents and was 189.8% higher than the South Tyneside district average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beacon and Bents’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,013 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 20 cases , down -45.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -45.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,356 (≈ 133.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beacon and Bents ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 601 crimes here, including 230 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.