Crime Rates at Watson Street, Jarrow, NE32 3DR

Watson Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 98th highest crime rate of 523 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 Watson Street (NE32 3DR) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Street (NE32 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.