Total Crime Rate

1378.5 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 1378.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 923.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.8 10/10
  • Public order 76.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Robbery 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 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

West Stevenson Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Beacon and Bents , and the 3rd 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 West Stevenson Street (NE33 4AG) in the last 12 months was 1378.5 per 1,000 residents and was 280.3% 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 Shoplifting with 300 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 307.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Stevenson Street (NE33 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Street. Police recorded 319 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Stevenson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Westoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Parade —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Clay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Clay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marsden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Stevenson Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 110

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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