Crime Rate in Monkton, ward

Monkton has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in South Tyneside district and the 2775th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 136th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Monkton in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the South Tyneside district average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Monkton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 362 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Monkton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Eton Square. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.