Total Crime Rate
150.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ecgfrid Terrace area has the 30th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 105th 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 Ecgfrid Terrace (NE32 5TP) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Bede average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ecgfrid Terrace (NE32 5TP), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Primrose| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castleton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Biscop Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kristin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buxton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simonside View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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