Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Croft Terrace area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Terrace (NE32 5BN) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Terrace (NE32 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 267 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elberfeld Court (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Concorde Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Field Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Field Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elberfeld Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elberfeld Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elberfeld Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elberfeld Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Concorde Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greenbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Croft Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elberfeld Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenbank
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Humbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Concorde Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bede Burn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Borough Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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