Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Western Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 174th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (NE32 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (NE32 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grange Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caroline Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edith Street —
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Data Sources

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