Total Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 219.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Primrose Hill Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 60th 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 Primrose Hill Terrace (NE32 5UD) in the last 12 months was 219.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill Terrace (NE32 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Hill Terrace, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medway (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Hill Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hill Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Simonside View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Medway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Medway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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