Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Roman Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 528 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 Roman Road (NE32 5EL) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (NE32 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norham Terrace, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pathside (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dilston Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chipchase Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wye Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calf Close Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Calf Close Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calf Close Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bywell Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bywell Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lea Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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