Total Crime Rate

305.5 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 305.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Other theft 65.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roman Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 47th 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 Roman Road (NE32 4SF) in the last 12 months was 305.5 per 1,000 residents and was 124.3% higher than the Bede average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (NE32 4SF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wark Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calf Close Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wark Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wark Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Prudhoe Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harbottle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Calf Close Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbottle Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbottle Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prudhoe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calf Close Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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