Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 38.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broughton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broughton Road (NE33 2RN) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broughton Road (NE33 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Anderson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anderson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romilly Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westoe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Woodbine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Eastbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sydenham Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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