Total Crime Rate

402.6 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 402.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wellway 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 Wellway (NE32 4QB) 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 Wellway (NE32 4QB), 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

Crime Over Time in Wellway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Joseph'S Way —
Sep 2025Burglary St Joseph'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Joseph'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calf Close Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Calf Close Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calf Close Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wark Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wark Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wark Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornhill Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑