Total Crime Rate
692.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Monkton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 11th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Monkton Road (NE32 3AA) in the last 12 months was 692.5 per 1,000 residents and was 408.5% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -13.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 164.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monkton Road (NE32 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 267 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elberfeld Court (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shakespeare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Concorde Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Harold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Concorde Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Concorde Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Randolph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaytor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Friar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Friar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearson Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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