Total Crime Rate
165.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Inverness Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 112th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Inverness Road (NE32 4JB) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Inverness Road (NE32 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Iona Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luss Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luss Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Luss Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Luss Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calder Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oban Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Iona Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birnam Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Inverness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mull Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mull Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iona Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birnam Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oban Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balmoral Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lanark Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arran Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crieff Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crieff Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balmoral Avenue | Under investigation |
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