Total Crime Rate

403.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 403.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.2 10/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Inverness Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 31st highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Inverness Road (NE32 4JG) in the last 12 months was 403.7 per 1,000 residents and was 196.4% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 251.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverness Road (NE32 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Gretna Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Inverness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Gretna Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birnam Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mull Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley Whins —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gretna Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Australia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley Whins —
Sep 2025Drugs Fife Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fife Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iona Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Iona Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mull Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birnam Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Close —
Sep 2025Public order Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lanark Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gretna Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Birnam Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley Whins —
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Data Sources

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