Total Crime Rate
38.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beach 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 Beach Road (NE33 2SA) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Beach Road (NE33 2SA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beacon and Bents| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shortridge Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodbine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anderson Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Anderson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ocean Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ocean Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wouldhave Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wouldhave Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wouldhave Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodbine Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodbine Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wouldhave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shortridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shortridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shortridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wouldhave Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beach Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbourne Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastbourne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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