Total Crime Rate
415.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greens Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 22nd 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 Greens Place (NE33 2AF) in the last 12 months was 415.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 138.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greens Place (NE33 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Caer Urfa Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beacon and Bents| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caer Urfa Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Caer Urfa Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Caer Urfa Close | Under investigation |
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