Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Catherine Cookson Court area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 234th 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 Catherine Cookson Court (NE33 3EE) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Cookson Court (NE33 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Michael'S Avenue, where police recorded 16 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 Catherine Cookson Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Aldwych Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sunningdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westoe Village Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readhead Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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