Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 154.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shakespeare 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.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area 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 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monkton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monkton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palmer Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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