Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crossways area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crossways (NE32 4PS) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossways (NE32 4PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crossways area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Joseph'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Joseph'S Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Willows —
Sep 2025Other theft Cornhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glenside —
Sep 2025Other theft St David'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St David'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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