Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 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 121.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Handel Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 144th highest crime rate of 523 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 Handel Street (NE33 3LD) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Street (NE33 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Terrace. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Moffett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westoe Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Romilly Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Sydenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romilly Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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