Total Crime Rate
184.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 528 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 Commercial Road (NE32 3PX) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Road (NE32 3PX), the main crime hotspot is near Monkton Road. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaytor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monkton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bishop Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monkton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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