Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Pauls Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Road (NE32 3AS) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 228.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Road (NE32 3AS), 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 St Pauls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
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 Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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