Total Crime Rate
402.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deneside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 32nd 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 Deneside (NE32 4PL) in the last 12 months was 402.6 per 1,000 residents and was 291.9% higher than the Fellgate and Hedworth average (102.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 277.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deneside (NE32 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near St Joseph'S Way. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fellgate and Hedworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cornhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Joseph'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St David'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St David'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fellgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fellgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glenside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Joseph'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Joseph'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Joseph'S Way | Under investigation |
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