Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 160th lowest crime rate of 523 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 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Fellgate and Hedworth average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorlands (NE32 4RG), the main crime hotspot is near Fellgate Avenue. Police recorded 16 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 Moorlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselea Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fellgate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fellgate Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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