Total Crime Rate

359.0 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 359.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lawe Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 34th 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 Lawe Road (NE33 2BD) in the last 12 months was 359.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 230.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawe Road (NE33 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near George Scott Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seafield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shortridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ocean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Scott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairies Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seafield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seafield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1344 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seafield Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wouldhave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Nelson Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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