Total Crime Rate

466.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 466.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westoe Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 17th highest crime rate of 523 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 Westoe Road (NE33 3PF) in the last 12 months was 466.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% higher than the Beacon and Bents average (300.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westoe Road (NE33 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Clay Street, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westoe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darras Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Stevenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westoe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Moffett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Stevenson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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