Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Fieldway area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 264th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fieldway (NE32 4QH) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fieldway (NE32 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Fellgate and Hedworth

Crime Over Time in Fieldway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandiacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedworth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerhill
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ashfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brayside
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Willows
Sep 2025Other theft Burn View Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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