Total Crime Rate

303.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.4 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 303.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.9 10/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lawe Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 34th 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 Lawe Road (NE33 2EX) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 209.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawe Road (NE33 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near George Scott Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shortridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairies Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Scott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Scott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shortridge Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Shortridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henry Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seafield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seafield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairies Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairies Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairies Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salmon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vespasian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trajan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ocean Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ocean Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salmon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seafield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1344 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1344 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1344 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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