Total Crime Rate

592.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.9 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 592.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Other crime 23.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waverley area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 10th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley (NE33 1LE) in the last 12 months was 592.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.2% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 158.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley (NE33 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Street, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1303 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1303 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Captains Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coble Landing Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Captains Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B1303 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B1303 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1303 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Coble Landing Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coble Landing Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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