Total Crime Rate
243.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladysmith Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 67th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ladysmith Street (NE33 3LA) in the last 12 months was 243.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (362.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 142.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ladysmith Street (NE33 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baltic Court, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydenham Terrace (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beacon and Bents| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Iolanthe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baltic Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baltic Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baltic Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladysmith Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Iolanthe Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Michael'S Avenue North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baltic Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Michael'S Avenue North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wharton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baltic Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hutton Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunelm Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Erskine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzpatrick Place | β |
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