Crime Rate in Simonside and Rekendyke, ward

Simonside and Rekendyke has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 wards in South Tyneside district and the 901st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 95th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Simonside and Rekendyke in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the South Tyneside district average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Simonside and Rekendyke’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 473 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 71.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 597 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Simonside and Rekendyke ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Binchester Street, with 89 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.