Total Crime Rate

581.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 581.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.7 10/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bents Park Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 17th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bents Park Road (NE33 3NB) in the last 12 months was 581.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (362.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bents Park Road (NE33 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tadema Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bents Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greenside Drift Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brass Thill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bents Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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