Total Crime Rate

259.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 259.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Caroline Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 46th 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 Caroline Street (NE32 5HP) in the last 12 months was 259.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 160.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Street (NE32 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jarrow Bus Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caroline Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jarrow Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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