Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Burglary 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dean Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 110th 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 Dean Road (NE33 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% higher than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Road (NE33 4AZ), 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 Dean Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chichester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Parade
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chichester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chichester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Frost Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Marsden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufront Terrace
Sep 2025Drugs Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Moffett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufront Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Clay Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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