Total Crime Rate
228.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walter 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.
View Crime In Primrose| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greenbank | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarrow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Palmer Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarrow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spenser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.