Total Crime Rate

228.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 228.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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

Willow Grange area has the 15th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 58th 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 Willow Grange (NE32 3LL) in the last 12 months was 228.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Grange (NE32 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jarrow Bus Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Grange area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holly Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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