Total Crime Rate

268.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 268.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lindisfarne Recess area has the 11th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bede , and the 57th highest crime rate of 528 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 Lindisfarne Recess (NE32 5UL) in the last 12 months was 268.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.8% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 144.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindisfarne Recess (NE32 5UL), the main crime hotspot is near A19. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindisfarne Recess area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A19 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lindisfarne Recess Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindisfarne Recess
Sep 2025Public order Finchale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillingham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillingham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chillingham Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chillingham Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chillingham Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Eskdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lawson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillingham Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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