Total Crime Rate
268.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lindisfarne 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.
View Crime In Bede| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchale Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A19 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lindisfarne Recess | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindisfarne Recess | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Finchale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillingham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchale Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillingham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chillingham Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Chillingham Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chillingham Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eskdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lawson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillingham Terrace | Under investigation |
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