Total Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 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 31.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hawthorn Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 112th 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 Hawthorn Drive (NE32 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Drive (NE32 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hounslow Gardens, where police recorded 35 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 Hawthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lune Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Medway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Medway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hounslow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thurston Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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