Total Crime Rate

1741.8 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 1741.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1079.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.8 10/10
  • Other theft 75.1 10/10
  • Public order 61.0 10/10
  • Burglary 42.3 10/10
  • Other crime 37.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • 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

Stothard Street area has the highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 2nd 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 Stothard Street (NE32 3AN) in the last 12 months was 1741.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1178.8% 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 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 300.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stothard Street (NE32 3AN), 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 Stothard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Other crime Harold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Randolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Friar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Friar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stothard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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