Total Crime Rate

311.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 311.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cloister Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 44th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cloister Walk (NE32 3AL) in the last 12 months was 311.1 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 130.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cloister Walk (NE32 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Drive, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilberforce Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cloister Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stothard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Friar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Friar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bishop Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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