Total Crime Rate

377.7 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 377.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Hilda Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 528 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 St Hilda Street (NE33 1QD) in the last 12 months was 377.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (362.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 161.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Hilda Street (NE33 1QD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Hilda Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romilly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Derby Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Derby Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romilly Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franklin Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franklin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franklin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franklin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Franklin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Crossgate Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Franklin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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