Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 225.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Other theft 47.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wark Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 59th highest crime rate of 523 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 Wark Crescent (NE32 4SH) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.1% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wark Crescent (NE32 4SH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wark Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harbottle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brancepeth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Durham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitford Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Don Dixon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbottle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harbottle Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harbottle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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