Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

May Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 80th highest crime rate of 523 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 May Street (NE33 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Street (NE33 3AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingham Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Moffett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darras Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westoe Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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