Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ocean Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 139th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ocean Road (NE33 2JL) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Road (NE33 2JL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbine Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ocean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seafield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seafield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ocean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seafield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seafield Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairies Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Woodbine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Woodbine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodbine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henry Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wouldhave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaview Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shortridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1344 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Terrace —
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Data Sources

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