Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Moorlands area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 186th 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 Moorlands (NE32 4RG) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands (NE32 4RG), the main crime hotspot is near Westlands. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summerhill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brayside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedworth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burn View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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