Total Crime Rate

601.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

277.8 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 601.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 277.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 20.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chichester Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 9th 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 Chichester Road (NE33 4AA) in the last 12 months was 601.0 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 277.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (NE33 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darras Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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