Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Quay Corner area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 109th highest crime rate of 523 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 Quay Corner (NE32 3HH) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Corner (NE32 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Quay Corner area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Canon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canon Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilberforce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Abbey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Abbey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbey Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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