Total Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 4.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Erskine Road area has the lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 8th 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 Erskine Road (NE33 2TH) in the last 12 months was 4.6 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erskine Road (NE33 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbine Street. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Erskine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Street —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wouldhave Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaview Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastbourne Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wouldhave Court —
Apr 2026Public order Wouldhave Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baltic Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sydenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wouldhave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wouldhave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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