Total Crime Rate

460.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 460.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.3 8/10
  • Other theft 47.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Burglary 32.9 10/10
  • Other crime 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 18th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NE32 3BS) in the last 12 months was 460.1 per 1,000 residents and was 308.4% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NE32 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Monkton Road. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 34 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
Apr 2026Burglary Palmer Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmer Walk
Apr 2026Burglary Monkton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stothard Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilberforce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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