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

Walter Street 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 Walter Street (NE32 3PH) 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 Walter Street (NE32 3PH), 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 Walter Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greenbank Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Palmer Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmer Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spenser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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