Total Crime Rate

698.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.7 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 698.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 442.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Robbery 46.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Street area has the highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 4th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (NE32 3PG) in the last 12 months was 698.3 per 1,000 residents and was 519.8% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (NE32 3PG), 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 North Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Randolph Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palmer Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greenbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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