Total Crime Rate

123.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 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 123.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Inverness Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 140th highest crime rate of 523 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 123.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverness Road (NE32 4JB), 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 Inverness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nailsworth Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Calder Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aberdeen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdeen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aberdeen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Luss Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Birnam Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Avenue —
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Data Sources

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