Total Crime Rate
2835.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ocean Road area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 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 Ocean Road (NE33 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 2835.3 per 1,000 residents and was 682.1% 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 Shoplifting with 283 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -51.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 332 (≈ 959.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ocean Road (NE33 2JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 258 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (82 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beacon and Bents| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | George Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Scott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairies Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ocean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbine Street | Under investigation |
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