Crime Rates at Lanark Drive, Jarrow, NE32 4JL

Lanark Drive 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 Lanark Drive (NE32 4JL) 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 Lanark Drive (NE32 4JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gretna Drive (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.