Total Crime Rate
154.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shakespeare Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Street (NE32 3PP) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakespeare Street (NE32 3PP), 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 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | 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 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pearson Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Palmer Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dee Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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