Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 113.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Severn Drive area has the 49th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 160th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Severn Drive (NE32 4DD) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Drive (NE32 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Hill Terrace, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medway (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Medway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hill Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Medway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lune Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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