Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 128th 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 High Street (NE32 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 16 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 ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NE32 3BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Monkton Road. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Walk β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stothard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monkton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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