Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Bower area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Fellgate and Hedworth , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Bower (NE32 4RT) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bower (NE32 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near The Bower. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Bower area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limecroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Don Dixon Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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