Total Crime Rate

473.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 473.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glasgow Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 24th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glasgow Road (NE32 4AP) in the last 12 months was 473.7 per 1,000 residents and was 247.8% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 145.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glasgow Road (NE32 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elgin Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glasgow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Luss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luss Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luss Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arran Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crieff Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crieff Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luss Avenue —
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Data Sources

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