Total Crime Rate
1741.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stothard 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.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Harold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seine Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Harold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Randolph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bishop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Friar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Friar Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stothard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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