Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Milner Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 257th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milner Street (NE33 3DA) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Street (NE33 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baltic Court, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westoe Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milner Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sunningdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aldwych Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sea Winnings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baltic Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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