Total Crime Rate
57.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 523 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 York Street (NE32 5RY) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Street (NE32 5RY), 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.
View Crime In Monkton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarrow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Grange | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willow Grange | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holly Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarrow Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Street | Under investigation |
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