Total Crime Rate

264.3 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 264.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Burglary 41.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

East George Potts Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 60th highest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around East George Potts Street (NE33 3PU) in the last 12 months was 264.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East George Potts Street (NE33 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East George Potts Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wawn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ada Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ada Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ada Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Stevenson Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Stevenson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Stevenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wawn Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Moffett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Michael'S Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Michael'S Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East George Potts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Clay Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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