Total Crime Rate

1227.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.8 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 1227.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 901.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Robbery 30.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Chichester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 2nd 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 Chichester Road (NE33 4AE) in the last 12 months was 1227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 308.5% 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 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 190.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (NE33 4AE), 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 (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order John Clay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frost Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frost Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chichester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hampden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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