Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 76.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Etal Crescent area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 235th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Etal Crescent (NE32 3RD) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Etal Crescent (NE32 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elgin Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdeen Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Etal Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Aberdeen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aberdeen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunstanburgh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dunstanburgh Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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