Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elgin Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 184th lowest 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 Elgin Street (NE32 4BE) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Street (NE32 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perth Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Luss Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Aberdeen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aberdeen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luss Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Luss Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luss Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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