Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Westoe Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westoe Drive (NE33 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Horsley Hill average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westoe Drive (NE33 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westoe Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westoe Drive area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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